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Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Welcomes Passage Of Repose-Reduction Bill
Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter (ABC-FEC) applauds the passage of the Causes of Action Based on Improvements to Real Property bill (SB 360/HB 85) by the Florida Legislature. The chapter thanks State Representative John Snyder (R-District 86) and State Senator Travis Hutson (R-District 7) for sponsoring the bills in their respective chambers. The legislation now awaits signature by
ABC: A Record 88% of the US Construction Industry Workforce Does Not Belong to a Union
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19—Associated Builders and Contractors released the following remarks today regarding the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual Union Members Summary. According to 2022 data, the percent of construction industry wage and salary workers belonging to unions dropped to a record low of 11.7%, a decline from 12.6% in 2021. ABC analysis finds that a historically high 88.3% of
ABC: Florida and Arizona Are the Best States for Construction
Polk County’s building boom highlights need for construction training programs
Commercial, Institutional and Health Care Construction Drive ABC’s Backlog Indicator to Highest Level Since Q2 2019
Governor DeSantis Endorsed by Four Florida Job Creation Organizations at Jobs and Economic Growth Event in Tampa
Post-Ian Reconstruction Needs, Tight Construction Labor Market Add Up To Delays Nationwide
Florida Braces as Hurricane Ian Slams Ashore
ABC of Florida Chapters
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