April 28th was the night ABC of Western Washington celebrated the “best of the best” in the merit shop construction industry, awarding 11 Excellence in Construction Awards to deserving project teams. The revamped Awards Showcase took place at the Spirit of Washington Event Center and was a huge hit with those in attendance. Everyone mingled, snacked on appetizers and learned about the different projects from the winning teams themselves in a tradeshow-like format. One of the winning teams, Donovan Brothers, Inc., held a wine tasting at their booth. Synergy Construction, Inc. showed off their new tradeshow booth setup, and Dykstra Construction Services, LLC brought a model of the fantastic residence they built for the Cohenour family. Click here to read the full story.
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ABC recently announced the release of its newly enhanced Employer Guide for Diversity and Inclusion, which provides guidance, direction, information and reference materials for members companies that are initiating or looking to improve a diversity program.
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During the 60-day regular legislative session, the legislature considered more than 1,600 bills introduced this year and passed about 300 bills to the governor. The legislature was not able to agree on a supplemental operating budget before the end of the regular session to close a $2.8 billion gap between proposed spending and actual revenues for the remainder of the 2009-2011 biennium. Governor Gregoire called a special session to allow Democrats to negotiate an agreement on spending cuts and tax increases to close the gap.
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Aran's Political Corner: ABC Launches "Halt the Assault" Campaign
With the economy starting a slow and laborious comeback, now is the time to continue your participation in the ABC Retro Program. The downtrodden economy really took a toll on residential construction at the end of 2007 and into 2008. Commercial construction finally felt the downward pressure the latter half of 2008 and first part of 2009. Construction firms are now down to their skeleton crews and we have seen workplace injuries subside. This presents a unique opportunity for the ABC Retro Program. Click here to read the full story.How To Avoid A Collision
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Bites and StingsIn the early 1980’s a small dedicated group of open shop contractors decided it was critical that they create a school to train open shop craft professionals. Coming from ABC, AGC and UCAW (utility contractors) they spent months developing the first-ever construction training center sponsored by “competing” trade associations. Click here to read the full story.
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How do you maintain that balance between a healthy workload and acceptable labor costs? How can you maintain profitable building projects without over stressing your team or spending valuable resources on overtime? The answer is workflow and TAKT time management. Click here to read the full story.
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