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SBA Flags Potential Phishing Scam Targeting PPP Borrowers
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has warned of an email scam originating from “sba-attorneys.com” that seeks to create alarm among PPP loan borrowers. The email falsely warns that PPP funds were issued to the recipient in error, and that immediate action...
SBA, Treasury Release Updated PPP Guidance
The SBA and the Department of Treasury released updated guidance and FAQs for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). SBA and Treasury released the updated version of the guidance to provide additional clarification to address borrower and lender questions related to...
Applications for ABC Central Ohio Board Participation and Interested Contractor Members are Now Available
The ABC Central Ohio Board of Directors provides the leadership, adopts policies and represents the interests of the organization on behalf of the entire membership. As the policy-making arm of the association, the Board of Directors approves the Operating Budget for...
New Webinar Leadership Series Available: Construction Foreman
Continuing our partnership with our colleagues at ABC Wisconsin, the ABC Central Ohio is pleased to make available to our members the following online Construction Leadership classes. Please note that this is a Member-Only offering. $169.00 Per Participant...
FEA Launches Campaign Combating the PRO Act
The Free Enterprise Alliance, the issue advocacy arm of ABC, has launched a new campaign aimed at informing Americans on the dangerous provisions of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The campaign, which features a new website and a targeted digital video...
New TechCred Application Period Opens
Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced that following the August round of TechCred, 288 Ohio companies have been approved for funding, which will help their current and incoming workforce earn...
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in August; Contractor Optimism Builds
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rebounded to 8.0 months in August, an increase of 0.2 months from July’s reading, according to an ABC member survey conducted Aug. 20-Sept. 1. The August...
Breaking News: Take Action on the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Bill
US Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) has initiated a discharge petition that would force the House of Representatives to vote on Congressman Steve Chabot’s (R-Ohio) Paycheck Protection Program extension bill. If Rep. Herrera Beutler's discharge petition...
Construction Employment Continues to Recover in August, Says ABC
Construction industry employment expanded by 16,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last four months, the industry added 658,000 jobs,...
ABC Honored to Receive the Pledge to America’s Workers Presidential Award
Associated Builders and Contractors is honored to announce it has received the Pledge to America’s Workers Presidential Award, which will be presented today at a White House event. Among nine recipients, ABC was selected based on its achievements in workforce...