ZZZ - GMG - Construction Las Vegas 2014-2015

Spring 2015 - Construction Las Vegas

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ASSOCIATION PROFILES The Associated Builders and Contractors Association is proud to be a judge and supplier for the Teamworks portion of SkillsUSA. e SkillsUSA Championships are the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. is is a multimillion dollar event that occupies a space equivalent to 16 football elds. In 2014, there were nearly 6,000 contestants in 98separate events. Nearly 1,500 judges and contest organizers from labor and management make the national event possible. e philosophy of the champion- ships is to reward students for excel- lence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employ- ers' needs. ••• President eodore Roosevelt once said, "Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to im- prove conditions within his sphere." is notion, in part, is what drives ABC of Nevada and its members. ABC Nevada is the state chapter of a national construction trade associa- tion dedicated to the preservation of free enterprise and open and fair competition within the construction industry. ABC is a member-driven organization committed to the bet- terment of the industry in which its members make a living. ABC is sometimes identi ed as an organization that represents the 85 percent of the construction industry that works "non-union, also called open or merit shop." e association is not o ended by that designation because it is essentially true. However, it is not the position of ABC that only non-union contrac- tors should be used on construction projects to the exclusion of union companies. Our philosophy holds that both merit contractors and union rms should work side-by-side, free of coercion or outside interfer- ence to provide on-time, on-budget construction with safety, quality and cost e ectiveness as its goal. Currently membership services focus on government a airs, educa- tion programs, safety programs and member recognition. ABC Nevada is proud of the productive work its members have accomplished through the years to advance the interests of those who earn their living in the construction industry. e past few years have easily been the most di cult in the his- tory of the construction industry. However, the resilience and "can do" attitude of ABC members guaran- tees that in every aspect, the best is yet to come for Nevada's construc- tion industry and the great men and women who have chosen construc- tion as their career. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF NEVADA ABC Nevada Chapter-South 5070 Arville St., Suite 4 Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-227-0536 http://www.abcnevada.org CONSTRUCTION LAS VEGAS 58 CALENDAR APRIL 24 Chapter Texas Hold'em MAY 21 5th Annual Meet The Generals June 12 Apprentice Graduation Celebration JUNE 25 ABC National Legislative Conference — Washington, D.C.

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