The Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) Leadership Committee has elected their 2020 Officers and Directors.  

The New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) announces new Board of Directors leadership. The board was inducted at the association’s annual meeting on January 30th. A sold out crowd came out to the event to support the new board and celebrate membership growth in the association and a prosperous year for the industry.  

“The No. 1 reason for (the shortage of construction workers) is that we’ve done such a good (job) of having kids go to college for generations now that we’ve neglected the trade careers that are right here at home,” Reap said. “Construction is a great pathway to the middle class for anyone who wants to work.” 

Join us in celebrating Women in Construction week, March 1-7, 2020 to strengthen and amplify the success of women in the construction industry.  

Women totaled more than half of U.S. payroll jobs last December, just the second time women have outnumbered men in the workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Yet while women made up just a fraction of the construction workforce at nearly 10% in 2018, that number is on the rise. In particular, we have seen an influx of women in craft professional roles, increasing from 3% of the workforce to 12% between 2013 and 2018, according to ABC’s 2019 Workforce Development Survey.

Letter to the Editor: "I read with great interest state Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut’s Op-Ed, “A new path to careers for N.H. students” (March 4). Our current system isn’t broken but intrinsically evolves to meet the demands of modern life. If we never tried a new approach, then our children would be learning in one-room schoolhouses. Now, wouldn’t that just be silly?"

Additional Measures in Response to Currently Occurring Sporadic Importations of the COVID-19.

In the interest of the safety of our members, ABC NH/VT chapter staff have been closely following the information provided by our local government agencies and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). It is our goal to ensure that your health and safety is our top priority, and we wish to inform you that we are taking the following proactive measures to help limit exposure risk.

As we find ourselves working remotely and having to meet with colleagues and clients remotely, here are some helpful tips to consider.

The Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter (ABC) on Thursday called on area contractors to donate surplus N95 mask to local hospitals.