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On June 15, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 450, the state’s biennial capital budget bill, into law for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 DeWine signed the bill the same day state representatives passed the bill 95-3. Ohio state senators unanimously passed...
NABTU Announces OpenAI Stargate PLA and Microsoft AI Partnership
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey announced two major agreements with high-tech firms during the organization’s annual legislative conference. Held April 19-22 at the Washington Hilton, the Annual NABTU Legislative...
Columbus to Host the 2028 Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference
In two years, Columbus will host the largest annual gathering of union construction workers in North America. At its January Conference, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey announced the 2028 Tradeswomen Build Nations...
Ohio House Passes E-Verify Bill
On June 11, the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed the E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act to ensure all workers hired in Ohio for nonresidential construction projects are legally authorized to work in the United States. Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT)...
Oldest U.S. electrical contractor opens Columbus office
In response to the massive building boom in Central Ohio, the oldest electrical contractor in the United States recently opened a new office in Columbus. Hatzel and Buehler opened its third Ohio office in Columbus in response to the large number of megaprojects...
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