NCCER, BYF Congratulate 5th Annual I BUILT THIS! Video Contest Winners

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NCCER and Build Your Future have announced the winners of the fifth annual I BUILT THIS! video contest. Intended to help promote construction as an industry of choice, the contest showcases outstanding construction projects from the unique perspective of trainees, students and instructors. NCCER and BYF congratulate the winners for all five categories: Jordan Stambaugh and Gavin Rouse of Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Westminster, Maryland (group secondary); Moshe Udy and Curtis Choi of ABC Southern California in Anaheim (group postsecondary); Joey Arrington of Carroll County Career and Technology Center (individual secondary); Russ Jackson of Southern Air in … Read more

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Blach Construction, Superintendent Awarded Safety Honors by AGC

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The Associated General Contractors of California Construction recognized Blach Construction during its recent Safety in Excellence Awards luncheon. The company received second place in the Building Division (under 400,000 worker hours) and veteran Superintendent Mike Harney was awarded the Individual Safety Effort of a Project Superintendent Award. In 2018, Blach received the third-place award in the same Building Division category. “Safety is not simply a category we check off for each of our projects – it permeates our culture and every aspect of what we do at Blach,” said Dan Rogers, Blach president. “We are the sum of our people … Read more

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U.S. Department of Labor Releases Updated Technical Assistance Guide for Construction Industry Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released a comprehensive Technical Assistance Guide for the construction industry. The guide will assist contractors meet their legal requirements and responsibilities for equal employment opportunity by preventing violations before they occur. OFCCP published the TAG for the construction industry to reflect today’s regulations and provide practical, useful compliance assistance resources for contractors in the construction industry. This guide provides a valuable self-assessment tool for contractors to review the practices they have in place to eliminate discrimination and achieve their equal employment opportunity goals. At a minimum, this guide … Read more

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AEM Elects 2020 Officers, New Directors

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announces its 2020 officers, as well as directors elected to the AEM board of directors and AG and CE sector boards at its recent annual business meeting. 2020 AEM Officers are: Chair Jeffrey Reed, president & CEO, Reed International/VSS Macropaver Vice Chair Steven Berglund, president & CEO, Trimble Inc. Ag Chair Jerry Johnson, president farm, ranch & agriculture div., Blount International Inc. CE Chair Rodney Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America Corp. Treasurer Todd Stucke, sr. VP marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor Corp. Secretary Dennis Slater, president, AEM AEM officers and directors … Read more

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ABC Elects 2020 National Chair, Executive Committee

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Associated Builders and Contractors’ board of directors elected Tim Keating, owner and president, R. C. Stevens Construction Co., to serve as the 2020 ABC national chair during the association’s annual Leadership Institute. Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and engineering, Keller Inc., was elected chair-elect and Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, was elected secretary. Members of ABC’s 2020 executive committee, who will take office Jan. 1: Tim Keating, owner and president, R. C. Stevens Construction Co., Winter Garden, Florida, chair Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and engineering, Keller Inc., Kaukauna, Wisconsin, chair-elect Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, … Read more

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