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ABC has added two new additions to the Beam Club. Jim Abbott of Claro Advisors LLC, Boston, a member of the Massachusetts chapter, earned the Presidential Level. Tom Altmann of Altmann Construction Co. Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, a member of the Wisconsin chapter, reached the Hall of Fame Level.

ABC congratulates another 23 companies for earning their Accredited Quality Contractor credential this month. AQC recognizes and honors construction firms that document their commitment to excellence in key areas of corporate responsibility: quality, health and safety, craft and management education, talent management and community relations.

On Nov. 17, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Adam Telle and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin signed a proposed rule aiming to streamline the federal permitting process under the Clean Water Act by clarifying the definition of “waters of the United States.”

On Nov. 13, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., reintroduced the Affordable Housing Expansion Act, which streamlines outdated federal regulations under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and helps expand affordable housing nationwide.

On Nov. 5, ABC sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ahead of its Nov. 6 hearing, “Registered Apprenticeship: Scaling the Workforce for the Future.”

On Oct. 30, ABC submitted post-hearing comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to OSHA’s informal public hearing on its Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed rule. On June 18, ABC participated in the informal public hearing and was asked a series of questions by OSHA, which ABC’s comments address.

ABC congratulates another 24 companies for earning the Accredited Quality Contractor credential. AQC recognizes and honors construction firms that document their commitment to excellence in key areas of corporate responsibility: quality, health and safety, craft and management education, talent management and community relations.

Over 250 middle school students from across five Pennsylvania counties took part in “Construction Wars,” an interactive career exploration program held Oct. 14-16 at ABC Keystone’s training facility in Manheim, Pennsylvania.

ABC congratulates 13 companies for earning the Accredited Quality Contractor credential this month. AQC recognizes and honors construction firms that document their commitment to excellence in key areas of corporate responsibility: quality, health and safety, craft and management education, talent management and community relations.

On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation released an interim final rule to revise its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.