Construction unemployment drops to 15.6 percent in June, ABC says

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 18, 2011

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that despite a loss of 9,000 jobs in June, the construction industry unemployment rate dropped to 15.6 percent – the lowest level since December 2008, according to the July 8 employment ...

Associated Builders and Contractors names N.H. Congressman Free Enterprise Legislator of the Year

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 15, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) presented U.S. Congressman Frank Guinta (R-N.H.) with its Free Enterprise Legislator of the Year award. Each year, ABC honors a member of Congress whose public service parallels the ideals upon which ABC was founded: the ...

ABC: ‘Stop using 3 percent withholding provision as budget gimmick’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 26, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) issued the following statement May 26 on a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce titled “Defer No More: The Need to Repeal the ...

Associated Builders and Contractors: Don’t inject politics into the federal government contracting process

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 16, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, ...

Associated Builders and Contractors lauds 3 percent tax deferral decision by IRS

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 09, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) on May 9 welcomed the decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to defer for one year – from Jan. 1, 2012 to Jan. 1, 2013 – the withholding of 3 percent tax on all ...

Associated Builders and Contractors lauds 3 percent tax deferral decision by IRS

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 09, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today welcomed the decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to defer for one year – from Jan. 1, 2012 to Jan. 1, 2013 – the withholding of 3 percent tax on all payments for ...

ABC celebrates Form 1099 Repeal Victory

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 15, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) on April 15 issued the following statement regarding repeal of the expanded 1099 tax reporting requirements (H.R. 4), which was signed into law April 14 by President Obama. “Repeal of the 1099 mandate eliminates an unnecessary administrative ...

Equipment World names 2011 Contractor of the Year

Amy Materson - Mar 11, 2011

An out-of-the ordinary success story catches the attention of magazine editors Bryan Force, owner of Force Inc., based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, won the annual Equipment World Contractor of the Year award during a March 5 event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. ...

ABC names Hensel Phelps Construction as 2010 Contractor of the Year

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 11, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has named Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley, Colo., its 2010 Contractor of the Year. Hensel Phelps President and CEO Jeff Wenaas accepted the award on behalf of the company during ABC’s 21st annual Excellence in ...

Associated Builders and Contractors names new CEO/president

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 12, 2011

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has appointed Michael D. Bellaman as president and CEO, effective Feb. 1. In a career spanning 23 years with Lend Lease Corporation, he served as CEO of Americas for Bovis Lend Lease from 2008 to June ...

ABC promotes Jason R. Daisey to CFO

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 06, 2010

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) promoted Jason R. Daisey to CFO. Daisey was promoted from the vice president of finance position. Daisey will oversee and direct the finance, facilities management and technology departments, as well as provide financial oversight for ABC-affiliated ...

Associated Builders and Contractors prevails in project labor agreement dispute

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 27, 2010

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has been successful in having a mandatory project labor agreement removed from the bidding process for the construction of an Armed Forces Reserve center in Camden, N. J. In response to a bid protest filed with ...

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