While most of the conversation is about the shortage of new workers in the construction and the trades, there is good news—even… Read more »
ABC Maine Supports and Touts Benefits of Apprenticeships
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Woman-Owned GC Making Waves in Construction Industry
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up 47% of all employed individuals but only 10.9% of the people… Read more »
ABC Maine Helps Bring New Blood to Construction Industry
Because of our place in the industry, we know there has been a decline in the number of people going into the… Read more »
It Takes Everyone to Prevent Suicide
According to the SafeBuild Alliance, 43.8 million adults experience life events that cause distress every year, and nearly one in 25 adults… Read more »
ABC Maine and ABC National Defend Its Members
When Crooker Construction joined ABC Maine 28 years ago as part of the original Maine chapter of the national Associated Builders and… Read more »
ABC Maine Solves Problems and Advocates for Members
More than two decades ago, Mark Pollard, president of Mark Pollard Electrical Inc., ran into some union issues. A colleague suggested he… Read more »
Apprenticeship: Helping Build the People Who Build
What do Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Sir Ian McKellen and Stella McCartney have in common? Each of those extraordinary… Read more »
5 Tips for Workplace Safety
At ABC Maine, we prioritize workplace safety. We think it’s just as important as company culture, quality of management and leadership, employee… Read more »
ABC Maine Offers Scholarships to Increase Opportunities
At ABC Maine, it’s our mission to advance the merit shop construction philosophy, which encourages open competition and a free enterprise approach… Read more »
Time for Change: Inaugural Construction Inclusion Week 2021
Realizing that social change is sweeping the country—but that many construction companies are at different places in their diversity, equity and inclusion… Read more »