June 18, 2024

Your Allies in Success
ABC’s Strategic Partners are eight unique companies that are hand-selected to help contractors win and deliver work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. The Strategic Partners deliver subject matter expertise and educational resources to help members overcome industry challenges to improve project performance and grow their business.

Government Affairs Committee MeetingFirst Wednesday of each month at 12:00 p.m.ABC Utah Offices Safety Committee MeetingFirst Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m.ABC Utah Offices Women in Construction Committee MeetingThird Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.ABC Utah Offices Light the Lamp Panel SeriesFourth Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.ABC Utah Offices Excellence in

The annual Quarterly New Member Luncheon was filled with interesting and engaging conversations. We would love for more members to come and show their support and network with our newest members. The annual Emerging Leaders program holds monthly classes and covers a wide variety of topics. This program is especially great for those who have

ABC Utah is honored to support the Women in Construction branch. This organization is reshaping the industry and strives to mentor, educate and advocate for women in every aspect of building.

We entered the 2024 legislative session without a proactive legislative agenda, but a role of making sure that nothing negative happened to our mission of providing good service for our clients and the general public. We ended the session with nearly a perfect score of not having anything negative happen while amending a number of other bills in a way that provided a net benefit for the construction sub-contractors.

An anticipated workforce shortage in the construction industry is prompting concern across the country as projected hiring needs far exceed typical demand levels, but Talent Ready Utah, a state program designed to further education and industry alignment among other economic development ventures, has a plan to bridge the gap in Utah.

Nearly one in five adults has experienced some kind of mental health disorder. Research indicates that mental health conditions — such as depression, psychosis, substance use, anxiety, personality-, eating- and trauma-related disorders — can increase the risk of suicide. In fact, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 90% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable and potentially treatable mental health condition.

The ABC Utah Chapter family is a proud supporter of the Royal Family KIDS, and we need your help to build a better future for some incredible children.

Executive Committee Officers Jason CoatesChairman of the Board Coates Electric & Instrumentation(801) 389-0827jason_coates@coateselectric.com Gary PetersenTreasurer Adams & Petersen CPA(801) 776-5241gary@apcpas.com Nathan GoodrichChair-ElectHelix Electric(801) 280-2228ngoodrich@helixelectric.com Tayler FoxGeneral CounselDenton Durham Jones Pinegar(801) 297-1238tayler.fox@denton.com Craig MadsenSecretaryJ&M Steel Solutions(801) 209-8500cmadsen@j-msteel.com Jacob KappPast Chairman of the BoardKapp Companies(801) 430-2295jacob@kappcompanies.com 2024 Returning Board Members Chris RemkesR&O Construction(801) 835-8725chrisr@randoco.com Olga De La