Career Fair, Prime Time

ABC of the Carolinas - "The Construction Association of Choice"

Trade Skills Career Fair

ABC will be participating in today's Career Fair for the craft professionals displaced from the VC Summer Nuclear Plant shutdown. Join ABC, SCWorks, SC Small Business Development Center and American Job Center. ABC will be connecting as many opportunities as we can to help our fellow professionals.

Last Chance to Register for Triangle "Prime Time"

Come network with local Architects and Engineers in the Triangle to grow your project lead experience.

ABC Carolinas is proud to announce the premier A/E/C Industry networking and social event of the year! One-on-one time between Architects, Engineers and ABC Members engaged in all areas of commercial, healthcare and higher education development. Reconnect with groups you've known, and meet new groups with valuable assets to enhance your teaming power!

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Construction Input Prices Plod Higher, Energy Prices Down

Construction input prices increased 0.3 percent in July and are up 3 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonresidential construction input prices were in line with overall industry dynamics, increasing 0.3 percent for the month and 2.7 percent for the year.

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ABC CEO Michael Bellaman Hits the Airwaves

for the Merit Shop

Following executive orders issued by President Trump to expand apprenticeships and target delays and red tape in infrastructure permitting, ABC has ramped up its media outreach to heighten awareness of the challenges facing the merit shop construction industry today. ABC aims to play a significant role in expanding opportunities for members to win work and ensuring that the 86.1 percent of the construction workforce that chooses not to join a union can work on major infrastructure projects.

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To see Bellaman's appearance on FOX, click here.