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ABC Celebrates Safe + Sound Week
From Aug. 9-16, ABC celebrated Safe + Sound Week to recognize the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offer information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. ABC recognized these programs by sharing aspects of total human health with its members, including:
Scott McCracken: We all pay the price when easily resolved building defects wind up in court
We need the Legislature to prioritize fixing building defects in Florida. Recent news stories about construction costs have focused on the soaring cost of lumber amid the pandemic, which has delayed construction projects and increased prices. But a much more pervasive and long-term challenge threatens Florida’s construction industry: frivolous claims of building defects that too often land in courtrooms.
ABC Responds to Senate Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed the U.S. Senate today by a vote of 69 to 30. The bill would provide $550 billion in new infrastructure investments....
Nick DiCeglie bill would block local governments from enacting training mandates in construction contracts
The bill would affect ordinances requiring apprenticeship programs in local bids. Rep. Nick DiCeglie filed a bill this week that would ensure local government construction projects are transparent and competitive....
ABC: The Construction Industry Needs to Hire an Additional 430,000 Craft Professionals in 2021
ABC issues news releases on the latest workforce, policy and industry issues, as well as construction-related economic data and trends. Commercial and industrial construction economic analyses include federal data on construction spending, employment, GDP and the Producer Price Index. ...
Construction Permits
This legislation was a priority out of the House Business and Professions Subcommittee. ABC of Florida had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion on the topic of Permit Reform during the pre-session committee weeks. ABC Member Holly Loeffler of Moss Construction testified to one of our most recent concerns – Building Departments requiring copies of private contracts between...
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ABC Central Florida
(including Orlando, Kissimmee & Daytona Beach)Michele DaughertyPresident & CEO
mdaugherty@abccentralflorida.org
651 Danville Drive, Suite 200
Orlando, Florida 32825-6393
407.628.2070
www.abccentralflorida.com
ABC Florida East Coast
(coastal counties from Brevard to Key West including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale & West Palm Beach)Peter DygaPresident & CEO
pdyga@abceastflorida.com
3730 Coconut Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Coconut Creek, Florida 33066
954.984.0075
954.984.4905
www.abceastflorida.com
ABC Florida First Coast
(including Jacksonville & St. Augustine)Karin Tucker HoffmanPresident & CEO
ktucker@abcfirstcoast.com
8657 Baypine Road, Suite 101 Jacksonville, Florida 32256
904.731.1506
www.abcfirstcoast.com
ABC Florida Gulf Coast
(Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Naples, Lakeland, Gainesville & Ocala.)Steve Cona IIIPresident & CEO
stevecona3@abcflgulf.org
2008 North Himes Ave.
Tampa, Florida 33607
813.879.8064
813.876.1970
www.abcflgulf.org
ABC North Florida
(PANHANDLE COUNTIES INCLUDING TALLAHASSEE & PENSACOLA)DeeDee RasmussenPresident & CEO
rasmussen@abcnorthflorida.org
1415 East Piedmont Drive, Suite 4
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
850.385.0060
www.abcnorthflorida.org
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Disaster assistance is available for residents in 34 counties impacted by Hurricane #Milton.
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Happy Birthday @Edie_Ousley
Wishing @JosieTomkow a very Happy Birthday today.
Nearly TEN THOUSAND cubic yards of debris have already been removed from impacted areas following #HurricaneMilton. That’s the result of our crews, valued partners, and neighboring states working 24 hours a day to help the people who depend on us. Hard work = major impacts for…
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