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ABC Honors New, Future Leaders
Local members of Associated Builders and Contractors had a lot to celebrate this spring as Virginia-based contractor Bill Fairchild took the reigns as national chairman and ABC Delaware honored the next generation of contractors.
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| William Fairchild, president of R.W. Murray Co. in Manassas, Va., addresses attendees of the Associated Builders and Contractors 2008 National Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico March 7. Fairchild was sworn in as ABC national chairman during the convention under the theme “We’re gonna be GREAT in 2008.” Fairchild officially began his one-year term as ABC national chairman on January 1. |
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| ABC Delaware presented its annual Vo-Tech Student Awards at its March dinner meeting. These awards are given on an annual basis to a student enrolled in the construction trade curriculum that has shown outstanding academic achievement and completed a successful co-op program with an ABC Member. Each individual receives a toolbox and a gift certificate for $250 to a local supply house for them to purchase tools that can help them get started with their career in the construction industry. Pictured, Mike Perogine of Delcard Associates (left) along with ABC Delaware Chairman Stan Sykora (right) present Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School student Justin Rising with his award. |
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| Rick Freebery of United Electric (left) along with ABC Delaware Chairman Stan Sykora (right) present Howard Vocational Technical High School student Richard Burk his award during ABC Delaware’s annual Vo-Tech Student Awards at its March dinner meeting. |
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| Sen. Rob Wonderling presents a certificate to Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter during the official Grand Opening of its new Apprenticeship and Craft Training Center located in Kulpsville, Pa., April 4. The new, 13,400-sq-ft facility will serve as an educational training center for more than 300 students annually in the fields of carpentry, electrical, electronic systems technician, masonry, plumbing, HVAC, sheet metal, roofing and concrete finishing. Pictured left to right are Jim Happ of Happ Contractors; Geoffrey Zeh, president and CEO of ABC, Southeast PA Chapter; John Judge, ABC VP of education services; Sen. Rob Wonderling; Thom Heck of Thompson Masonry; Bill Henry, ABC director of craft training; and Don Miller of Miller Electric. |
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