WASHINGTON, D.C. — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) President and CEO M. Kirk Pickerel announced today that he will be leaving the association March 31, 2011, providing time for an effective transition in the association's leadership.   Upon retirement, Pickerel plans to devote time to his favorite activities, including hiking, biking and adventure travel. “With 27 years of experience at ABC — the last 10 as president — Kirk has provided the association with strong leadership, inspiration and visionary thinking, working nonstop on behalf of ABC's 25,000 members and 77 chapters nationwide,” said 2010 ABC National Chairman Jim Elmer, founder … Read more

Faith Technologies, Inc. Wins Construction Safety Excellence Awards Grand Prize as 23 Other Companies Win First Place for Quality Construction Safety Programs Faith Technologies, Inc. of Menasha, Wisconsin ran 2009’s best construction program according to the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted that 23 other companies were selected as first-place for the quality of their safety programs. “There’s no better measure of a company’s commitment to quality than the strength of their safety program,” said Doug Pruitt, the association’s past-president who announced this year’s … Read more