Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) will celebrate 75 years on June 1. ABC and its members will gather at several commemorative events to mark the milestone, beginning with ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas.
“For 75 years, members of Associated Builders and Contractors have built the places where communities across the nation learn, heal, play, live, pray, and gather,” says ABC president and CEO Michael Bellaman. “ABC and its members have also helped build countless career dreams for their employees while creating the conditions for them to do their work without incident and go home safer, healthier, happier, and more fulfilled every day.
“Throughout the decades, we have championed inclusive, win-win policies that bring value to all of the construction industry—including the overwhelming majority of construction workers who compete for work based on merit in a fair and open competitive work environment—to deliver the best return on investment to taxpayers,” he added.
ABC Convention 2025 takes place February 25-27, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. ABC’s annual convention celebrates the “best of the best in merit shop construction, honoring the member companies and individuals who lead the industry in representing the association’s core values,” a news release states.
In addition to educational sessions and keynotes, ABC Convention 2025 includes these annual events:
- The 36th annual National Craft Championships celebrate lifelong learning in the merit shop construction industry, with students from chapter and member training programs across the country competing for national recognition in a dozen construction crafts in individual and team competitions.
- The 35th National Excellence in Construction Awards honor the most outstanding construction projects and member contractors of the year for achievements in leadership, safety, innovation, inclusion, diversity, and merit.
- The Construction Workforce Awards feature the Craft Instructor, Craft Professional, and Young Professional of the Year.
- The Construction Management Competition is an event for future construction management professionals, featuring teams of college and university students testing their project management, estimating, safety, quality control, and presentation skills.
- ABC will also name the Student Chapter of the Year, chosen from members of the ABC National Student Chapter Network, which connects local ABC chapters to colleges and universities with construction management programs to build the talent pipeline and mentor future leaders of the industry.