ABC of Iowa

Telehealth can help uncomplicate your workers' compensation program—with better outcomes for employees and reduced costs for you.

Capital funds! Business loans! Risk! Labor! Technology! Growth! An exclusive CE roundtable gets to the bottom line on everything you need to know about construction finance at this moment. The good news: People are feeling pretty optimistic about the state of the market.

Another day, another excellent opportunity to prioritize safety - this time with Nelson Electric Company, LC. Schedule OSHA-required safety training and/or a consultation to revamp your safety program. See our course offerings here: https://lnkd.in/gYQ2fcA6 Your organization’s greatest asset (employees) deserve the very best and safest workplace experience. Call Tom VanderLinden, our Safety Director at (515) 985-1166. #SafetyTraining #ABCMeritShopProud

Today, we're celebrating our March member anniversaries. 🎉 We're #ABCMeritShopProud and grateful to have you with us.

From mixing lime with water to self-sensing concrete, building materials technology has come a long way—and so have building standards.

Mitigating safety risks is much easier when you can see the signs and symptoms. While risks such as mild traumatic brain injuries go unnoticed more often than not, you can change that.

We are very grateful to the Iowa Legislature for advancing legislation that protects merit shop contractors, which represent 90% of Iowa’s construction industry. Representative Bobby Kaufmann gave great closing comments in defense of our members’ employees and the great work that they do. #ABCMeritShopProud #GovernmentAffairs #ialegis

A company that wants to maintain and grow a sustainable, profitable business must attract and retain the best talent.

The best defense against an OSHA citation is just that: a good defense. Make sure your safety program has you prepared to respond—and keeps you from getting complacent about your workers’ safety.

Did you know that 9 out of 10 private industry construction workers in Iowa DO NOT belong to a union? Nationwide, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 7,978,000 construction industry workers were not members of a union in 2024, a 12,000-person increase from 7,966,000 workers in 2023. Overall, union membership decreased by 38,000 to 916,000. (According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of 2024 state union membership data published by unionstats.com).