Contact: Kristi Pronovost Director of Marketing & Communications 717.653.8106 or kristi@abckeystone.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 8, 2019 (MANHEIM, PA.) The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) is pleased to announce the addition of David G. Greineder, IOM, as Director of Government Affairs. In this role, David will …
State Looks to Reform Licensure
A pair of bills that overwhelmingly passed the State House of Representatives have stalled in the Senate until the legislative session resumes in October. While the bills received strong bipartisan support and were heavily supported by Pennsylvania’s building trade unions, they lost steam in the Senate during June’s budget negotiations …
Making Waves in Washington, D.C.
By: Douglas M. Dvorchak, 2019 Chair of the Board, ABC Keystone ABC Keystone members experienced a great day in Washington, D.C. during the 2019 ABC National Legislative Conference – an event held every year in June. This conference was one of the most productive that I have attended, and we …
Who Is Pat Pizzella?
While the media frenzy over the FBI’s charges against shadowy financier Jeffrey Epstein are sure to bring a number of high profile associates into the spotlight, it’s already claimed its first victim in now former U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta. Prior to his role as the nation’s top labor guru, …
ABC Members Hold Meetings on Capitol Hill
By Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone ABC members from across America rolled into Washington, D.C. on June 26 for the annual Legislative Conference week, known as LegCon. With a national board meeting and other activities throughout the week, the process culminates with a day of legislative visits …
Budget Process Nearing End As Time Runs Short
By Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone With just days to go until the Constitutional deadline of June 30th, lawmakers in Harrisburg appear to have a spending plan for the 2019-2020 fiscal year all wrapped up. The plan calls for just short of $34 billion in spending for …
State Looks to Reform Licensure
As a companion to the mandatory budget negotiations, legislators have spent the Spring of 2019 looking at another issue dealing with the way the State regulates business. As part of a larger criminal justice effort spearheaded by a group of bipartisan legislators, occupational licensure reform has found the spotlight. Following …
Easy Out – State Budget Update
By Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone In almost every instance, calls for additional spending by Democrats have been met with protracted battles by legislative Republicans, guarding the coffers and protecting taxpayers. For the most part, these calls have continued even in lean years, when incoming revenues are …
Fair Contracting Gets a Boost in Keystone Region
By Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs, ABC Keystone For years, Lancaster and Berks Counties have led the charge in promoting free and open contracting by maintaining ordinances that prohibit the use of project labor agreements (PLAs), or pre-hire collective bargaining agreements. These agreements, which are negotiated in secret prior …
Taking ABC’s Message to Washington, D.C.
By: Douglas M. Dvorchak, 2019 Chair of the Board, ABC Keystone Associated Builders and Contractors is taking their message of Free Enterprise and Merit Shop Construction to Washington D.C. Save the date of Wednesday, June 26, to join us as Chapters from across the country descend on Capitol Hill to …