—ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu
As part of the program at the March Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) State Board of Directors’ meeting, we heard four of the five Republican candidates running against Brad Ellsworth for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat speak. There were three politicians, Marlin Stutzman, John Hostettler and Dan Coats. The fourth, John Bates, Jr., has not held political office in the past. This wasn’t a debate. Each candidate was allowed to make a short introductory speech and then they took questions from the audience. It was set up in half hour time slots, so we received individual presentations.
ABC Unveils Jobs Proposal for the Construction Industry
Contact: Gail Raiman, (703) 812-2073 Gerry Fritz, (703) 812-2062March 2, 2010 Washington, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today unveiled its 2010 Job Creation Proposal, a wide-ranging package of recommendations that will help to stimulate the construction industry and put Americans back to work.
“We believe these measures are a much-needed first step to get this nation’s construction industry moving again,” said ABC President and CEO Kirk Pickerel. “With construction in this country nearly at a standstill and the industry unemployment rate at a staggering 24.7 percent – more than twice the national average – it is imperative for Congress to enact meaningful job creation legislation.”
Last Thursday was the monthly meeting of the Michiana Council for ABC of Indiana. They started something new where they listed the length of membership for each member’s company, i.e., 27 years of membership for Easterday Construction Co., Inc. We were the company with the second longest membership there!