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Meet Carla Doyle

Dale Carnegie was founded in 1912, inspired by one man’s belief in the power of self-improvement. Since then, it’s evolved into a movement that’s crossed
borders and generations, showing thousands of organizations and millions of people how to create positive change and successful growth. Today, Dale
Carnegie is a global organization with professional development courses in 35 languages across 80 countries. Over 100 years of proven success
have made Dale Carnegie the industry leader in professional training and development.

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NEW ROOFING PROGRAM LAUNCHES AT ABC KEYSTONE

ABC Keystone’s Roofing Apprenticeship Program launched in October 2023. Today, there are 15 roofing apprentices from Detwiler Roofing & David M. Maines Associates, Inc. enrolled in the program. The roofing apprenticeship program is geared toward aspiring construction professionals seeking to learn essential roofing skills in a specialized program.

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DO ELECTIONS SAVE CONSEQUENCES? | March 2024

As spring looms, so will the primary election that sets the stage for the 2024 election this fall (our primaries are April 23). Every cliché continues to be thrown at this election cycle: everything is at stake this year, elections have consequences, people will vote with their feet, and incredibly, all of them are true.

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Young Professionals Spotlight

Meet Todd Kauffman
Sales & Marketing
Sahd Metal Recycling

Tell us a little bit about your company.
Sahd Metal Recycling is a leader in recycling industrial scrap metals and demolition materials in Lancaster, PA! We are a third-generation family-owned business that continues to be a recycling leader while investing in green technologies, equipment, and training to maintain our status as a community leader.

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LET’S CELEBRATE WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION | March 2024

When I entered this industry in 1978 it was basically an all-male industry. Except for the accounting office or the administrative assistant pool, it was hard to find a female employee. Here we are 46 years later and for the month of March we celebrate Women in Construction. Yes, we have come a long way, but we also have plenty of room to grow.

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THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX | March 2024

Our industry continues to see a major impact from labor shortages which currently stand at an approximate 500,000 deficit nationally and 30,000 deficit for Pennsylvania. ABC Keystone is taking on this challenge with an outside-the-box approach to bring about opportunity to help toward solving this challenge.

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FOUNDING MEMBER SPOTLIGHT | Warfel Construction | February 2024

Our greatest achievement is the experience we provide to our clients, made possible through our people and the unique culture of Warfel that has developed and evolved since 1911. We have grown and been successful over time by honoring our mission and values and being grounded in doing the right thing.

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Meet Dave Boll

At age 14, I started working summers for a local electrician. After graduating from high school, I decided to become a full-time electrician. I continued to learn many things regarding electrical work, including the fact that I enjoyed working with customers on special projects!

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KICK-OFF TIME FOR PA ELECTIONS | February 2024

Quite a few football fans in Pennsylvania are disappointed heading into this year’s Super Bowl (especially those of us who are Steelers or Eagles fans). What is kicking off right now is the start of election season in our state, which may be less exciting for some but will set the stage for an impactful future.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY | February 2024

If you watch many crime shows you often hear the investigating officer say, ”follow the money,” As we look at the status of politics, National, State, and Local, we keep asking how we got to the condition we are in. I would suggest all you need to do is follow the money.

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FULL STEAM AHEAD | February 2024

2024 is already steamrolling along and there continues to be many challenges to our businesses that we need to be prepared for. Let’s tackle some of them and discuss how ABC Keystone is here and helping our members fight to protect our businesses and the merit shop, free enterprise principles that we all embrace.

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Apprentice Spotlight | Bryce Mayer

Bryce Mayer, J.D. Eckman, Inc.Carpentry 3A What made you choose the trade you are learning?I chose the carpenter trade because my company offered two programs through ABC: carpenter and operator.

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