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Join ABC Carolinas on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon for a virtual Town Hall meeting, themed “The Power of Partnership.” Brian Sudler and Mark Farris discuss creating the Next Generation Fox Hill Business Park in Upstate South Carolina. Moderated by Brian Gallagher. Tickets available on the ABC website – Calendar…
Be sure to register for this timely informational webinar on Strategic Marketing scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The featured speaker is marketing expert Brian Gallagher, Vice President of Corporate Development for Graycor.
Charlotte, NC — ABC Carolinas recently celebrated the graduation of 11 electrical apprentices enrolled in the chapter’s four-year Apprenticeship & Craft Training Program. Be sure to check out ABC Carolinas’ slideshow tribute to the Class of 2020 apprenticeship graduates. Participants in ABC Carolinas’ educational program work full-time during the day and attend evening classes – two nights…
Charlotte, N.C., April 29, 2020 – The Board of Directors for Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas) announced today that Amy Sullivan Hicks has been named the chapter’s new President and CEO. Sullivan Hicks will assume her new role on Monday, May 4, 2020. With a construction and development industry career…
Contractors in the Carolinas joined industry peers nationwide in hosting COVID-19 jobsite safety stand-downs on April 23 as part of a regionally coordinated effort by ABC Carolinas. Individual employers brought their respective workforces together to review safe work practices and protocols, with the common goal of keeping workers safe and slowing the spread of the…
ABC Carolinas members had three winning entries in the 2019 ABC National Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards Competition. Robins & Morton won two National Eagle Awards: one in the Health Care > Up to $10 million category for Duke Health Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades in Durham, N.C.; the other in the Health Care > $25 to…
Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas’ (ABC Carolinas) distributed the following communication to its members today, March 23, 2020: “In an effort to support our valued ABC membership and industry, ABC Carolinas’ Board has sent the following letters to our North and South Carolina Governors, Lt. Governors as well as to House and Senate…
With a passion for problem-solving and a heart for teaching, project manager Ronny Gillespie is living in his “sweet spot.” By day, Gillespie manages construction projects for Walker & Whiteside, a leading design-build electrical contractor in Greenville, S.C. After hours, he “pays it forward” as an instructor for the rigorous, four-year Upstate South Carolina Electrical…
ABC Carolinas announced its 2020 Safety Conference will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C. ABC Carolinas leadership notes that the Making it Personal was chosen as the theme “Because at the end of the day, everyone should go home.” The…
November 18, 2019, Greenville, S.C. – Sherman Construction was recently recognized with the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) highest-level award at the ABC Carolinas Excellence in Construction (EIC) gala in Charlotte, N.C. Taking home ABC’s coveted Eagle Award in the Higher Education category, Sherman Construction was honored for its transformation of the Clemson University Duckworth…
