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S.C. Chamber Releases 2017 Legislative Scorecard

The South Carolina 2017 Legislative Session came to a close a few weeks ago, and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce released its annual 2017 Legislative Scorecard. In this year’s scorecard, the Chamber recognizes “Business Champions,” who earned a perfect score of 100%, and “Business Advocates,” who earned a score of at least 90%, for…

ABC of the Carolinas Presents Eagle Awards During National Legislative Conference

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas presented members of Congress with the prestigious “Champion of the Merit Shop” Eagle Award. These awards are given to legislators with an 80 percent or better voting record on ABC’s key issues during the previous session of Congress. Awards were presented at the 2017 ABC National…

ABC Praises Trump’s First 100 Days

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today praised President Donald Trump for taking important steps to create a pro-growth business environment in a statement from ABC President and CEO Michael Bellaman. “In his first 100 days in office President Trump has taken needed action to free business owners from unnecessarily burdensome regulations that have long hindered…

Construction Leaders Meet NC Legislators

Members of the construction industry gathered at the North Carolina Capitol this week. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of the Carolinas held their 10th annual Hard Hat Day in Raleigh, NC.  The group was welcomed by House Speaker Tim Moore, Commerce Secretary Tony Copeland and members of the North Carolina General Assembly. The annual…

NC Governor Declares April Safe Digging Month

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed April Safe Digging month, while celebrating 811 Call Before You Dig’s 10th Anniversary with representatives of the underground utility safety and damage prevention community. “It is a pleasure to be here with you today proclaiming April Safe Digging Month and celebrating 811 Call Before You Dig,” said Governor Cooper. “The…

Construction Executive Announces Candidacy for Mayor

Todd Horne, vice president of business development for Spartanburg, SC-based Clayton Construction has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Spartanburg. Horne told supporters he will seek to make Spartanburg a place where people can live, work and play. “This will give leadership from every part of the city the opportunity to meet with me on…

Strong Attendance at NC Legislative Day

Representatives from several construction-related companies converged on Raleigh, NC on March 29 for the annual North Carolina Legislative Day. According to organizers, over 100 people attended the annual event. The program featured presentations from three key legislators on billions of dollars in capital improvement funding and other issues. Carolinas AGC members and staff, along with…

SC Work Zone Safety Bills Filed

Last week, two work zone safety bills were filed in the South Carolina Senate and the House, S. 565 and H. 4033. Carolinas AGC, along with SCDOT, are pushing for the quick passage of these bills in an effort to make our construction work zones safer for our members and the employees of SCDOT who…

Associated Builders and Contractors Praises President Trump for Eliminating Illegal Obama Blacklisting Rule

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today commended President Trump for signing a resolution into law effectively eliminating the Obama administration’s illegal “blacklisting” rule (formally known as the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule). Implementation of most of the rule’s onerous and duplicative reporting and disclosure requirements were temporarily blocked on Oct. 24 when a…