The Baltimore Sun announced Baltimore’s top employers for 2017 this week. In the top midsize and small employers, many ABC members were honored. Top midsize employers for 2017 The Bozzuto Group Harkins Builders Inc. Top small employers for 2017 Gross Mendelsohn & Associates, P.A. KatzAbosch Plano-Coudon Construction Congratulations to the …
Strategic Partner Profile: Concentra
ABC Baltimore offers its members 18 opportunities for savings through its strategic partnerships. Concentra, an occupational health company, is one of them. Concentra’s focus is servicing companies that have employees with workplace injuries, need employment drug testing, post-accident, physicals, etc. Concentra offers ABC members an exclusive discount – 10 percent …
Remembering Mary Easto
Mary Easto, long-time friend and champion of the Merit Shop and ABC passed away recently. ABC is sadden to report that long-time accountant and office manager with Lewis Contractors (then, Henry H. Lewis Contractors) passed away recently. Mary also served as the 1999 Chair for ABC Baltimore, having been at …
Build Baltimore Gala to Honor BLocal
This year, the Build Baltimore Gala will honor the efforts of Johns Hopkins and BGE as well as those of another 27 companies for their work in leveraging their collective influence to help strengthen the city and create opportunities for Baltimoreans. “This effort is precisely the reason why this event …
Steve Smith, Sr. to be Special Guest at Build Baltimore Gala
NFL Great Steve Smith, Sr., will will be one of our very special guests to headline this year’s Build Baltimore Gala. The Gala, a fundraiser for Project JumpStart, will be held on February 24th at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. “We are thrilled to have Smith as a part of this event,” …
ABC Baltimore Welcomes Andrew Cook as new Safety Director
ABC Baltimore is very pleased to announce that Andrew Cook will be joining the team as the new Safety Director. Andrew will be responsible for instructing safety courses including CPR/First Aid, OSHA 10, OSHA 30, Flagger Certification, etc., and conducting job-site safety inspections. Andrew has recently joined us from Wampum, …
Board of Directors ‘Spotlight:’ Kathy Humm
Company: Harkins Builders Job Description: Director of Human Resources – I oversee all functions of HR – recruiting, retention, training, benefits, corporate culture, well-being, community service, policies, procedures, and best practices. Additionally, I work closely with the executive team on strategic planning, current and future initiatives, and industry presence. How …
ABC Baltimore Reaches 650 Member Milestone
ABC Baltimore is now 3rd Largest Chapter in the U.S. This year, ABC Baltimore welcomed a rock-star team of new members, increasing the total number of member companies to 650! The organization made this membership milestone its goal for the year in the hopes that this growth will provide even more …
ABC’s Lamon Harris to Leave at Year-End to Help Run Growing Firm
Lamon Harris, who served as ABC’s Director of Small Business for the past seven years, will be leaving ABC Baltimore at year-end to focus his energies and talents on helping run HDL Construction, a commercial drywall company (and long-time ABC member). We can’t express strongly enough the impact Lamon has …
New MBE Law Limits Participation by Suppliers and Brokers
Earlier this year, the General Assembly made changes to the counting rules for MBE participation. Last week ABC spoke with officials from the Governor’s Office for Minority Affairs to get clarification on just what, exactly, has changed and how those changes will impact procurement. We were told the intent of …
ABC and DLLR unveil new Safety Recognition Program
‘SPEC’ program aimed at making industry safer At ABC’s annual State of the Industry event held last month, Kelly M. Schulz, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation announced a new partnership that recognizes and encourages superior safety practices. The program, named SPEC (Strategic Partnership for Excellence in Construction Safety) is the …
Governor Hogan unveils alternative to paid sick-leave bill
Governor Hogan said earlier this week he would introduce this new version on the first day of the General Assembly’s annual 90-day session Jan. 10. ABC Baltimore support’s Governor Hogan’s plan to propose an alternative bill that would be less harmful to the small business community. The governor’s proposal is …
2018 Board of Directors
The Officers: Chair: Vic Victoriano, Skillforce, Inc. 1st Vice Chair: Mark McDaniel, NLP Enterprises, Inc. 2nd Vice Chair: Shane Carmadella, Ruppert Landscape, Inc. Secretary: Ted Jasinski, Frederick Ward Associates Past Chair: Matthew Bolyard, Southway Builders, Inc. Attorney: Mitch Kearney, Kearney, Dreschler & Awalt, LLC Treasurer: Anita Sheckells, KatzAbosch Members of …
SAVE THE DATE: 2018 Build Baltimore Gala
Join us Saturday, February 24th, 2018 as we celebrate Project JumpStart, the most successful workforce and job-placement program in Baltimore With Special Guests, NFL great and former Baltimore Raven Steve Smith, Sr. & WBAL’s Keith Mills! Marriott Renaissance Harborplace Hotel 202 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 6 to 11 …
WABC Updated Scholarship Application
Women of ABC, a committee of female members of Associated Builders and Contractors Baltimore has a $2,000 scholarship available for a female high school, trade school or college student planning to pursue construction related fields of study in post-high school education. The money awarded will be given as a cash …
DLLR Secretary Schulz Acknowledges Apprenticeship Week at ABC Annual Meeting
Apprenticeship program continues to grow at ABC Baltimore At ABC’s Annual Meeting on Nov. 16th 2017, DLLR (Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation) Secretary Kelly Schulz presented ABC Baltimore with a proclamation from Governor Hogan declaring November 13-17th National Apprenticeship Week in the state of Maryland. This week was established …
ABC’s Apprenticeship Electrical Lab Sparks Changes
Comprehensive curriculum and hands-on lab to open As National Apprenticeship week is upon us, ABC Baltimore is pleased to announce the opening of its updated apprenticeship electrical lab. The facility, located on Ostend St in Baltimore City, has been upgraded to provide electrical apprentices with the highest quality hands-on learning …
Winning Apprentices Move on to National Championship
On October 25 ABC Baltimore hosted its second public Craft Competition and Expo at the Timonium Fairgrounds which included craft demonstrations from members companies, a member network, and the craft competition. Fifteen apprentices from various trades and member companies competed with the goal of advancing to the National Craft Championships …
ABC to Highlight Member Milestone Anniversaries at Nov. State of Industry breakfast
Gray & Son (65 yrs) Lewis (50 yrs) among those being honored As 2017 comes to a close, ABC Baltimore will host its Annual ‘State of the Industry’ Meeting with 2018 Economic Forecast and Safety Awards on November 16 at the Hunt Valley Country Club. Prominent economist, Anirban Basu, will …
ABC Member Milestone Anniversaries
Gray & Son, Inc. 65 Lewis Contractors 50 Alger Electric 45 Precision Concrete Const. Co., Inc. 45 HMS Insurance Associates, Inc. 45 Metacond, Inc. 40 Cove Electric, Inc. 30 Eastern Sales & Engineering Co. 30 Winn Electric Contracting Co., Inc. 30 Harkins Builders, Inc. 25 Centerline Construction Company 25 REGISTER …