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President Trump's Apprenticeship Expansion Helps All Americans Build America

Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:41 PM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, June 15--Associated Builders and Contractors applauded President Donald J. Trump on today’s executive action on apprenticeships, which is an important step toward building new career opportunities for all Americans. If fully implemented, the order will allow industries to build innovative workforce development systems that address glaring skills gaps in our workforce.  With the construction industry currently facing a workforce shortage of as many as 500,000 jobs, this order is an important first step to allow more entryways into becoming a construction professional.    

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Trump Admin’s First 100 Days Have Brought Improved Business Climate for Construction Industry

Posted on Friday, April 28, 2017 2:33 PM By anonymous

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28— Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today praised President Trump for taking important steps to create a pro-growth business environment in a statement from ABC President and CEO Michael Bellaman.

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Associated Builders and Contractors Congratulates Labor Secretary Acosta

Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2017 6:47 PM By anonymous

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27— Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today congratulated R. Alexander Acosta on being confirmed as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in a statement from President and CEO Michael Bellaman.

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ABC Report: Safety Best Practices Can Make Construction Companies 770% Safer

Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:45 AM By anonymous

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently released its 2017 Safety Performance Report to further the construction industry’s understanding of how to make jobsites safer through its Safety Performance Evaluation Process (STEP). Packed with infographics and practical takeaways, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents by up to 87 percent, making the best-performing companies 770 percent safer than the industry average.

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