December 17, 2008 / Volume 2008, Issue 50

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ABC Achieves Historic Membership Milestone

ABC announced that the association has hit the 25,000 membership mark. This is the 15th time in 16 years that association membership has grown, and membership has increased 35 percent over the last 10 years. Read More

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ABC Hails Obama's Infrastructure Proposal and Urges Open Competition
ABC Dec. 11 sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama congratulating him on his election victory, and his proposal to make a significant investment in the nation's infrastructure as a way to stimulate job growth and promote economic recovery. Read More

Construction Materials Prices Fall Again in November
Construction materials prices continued their downward slide for the second month in a row, falling 3.5 percent in November, according to a Dec. 12 producer price index report by the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More

ABC Chapters Fight Project Labor Agreements Across the Country
ABC's Golden Gate chapter won another victory for merit shop construction when the Fresno City Council upheld an existing ban on the mandatory use of union-only project labor agreements for public works projects in the city of Fresno. Read More

ABC National Recognizes Central Florida Chapter Member
ABC congratulates Central Florida chapter member Michael L. Cornelius of Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc., Altamonte Springs, Fla., for achieving Presidential Level status in ABC National's Beam Club. Read More

Registration Now Open for 2009 Construction Education Conference
ABC members interested in attending ABC's 2009 Construction Education Conference, April 15-17, in Las Vegas, can now register online for the three-day event by visiting www.abc.org/EdCon. Read More

Last Newsline of 2008
Today is the last edition of Newsline in 2008. Newsline will take a two-week hiatus for the holidays and will resume publication on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2009. Read More