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CMMC is becoming a baseline expectation across the

CMMC is becoming a baseline expectation across the Defense Industrial Base, and our partners at @egnyte_inc are helping contractors get ahead.

Join us for a FREE webinar breaking down what Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification actually requires, how to determine if your work involves FCI or CUI, and how to calculate and submit your SPRS score. You'll also get a clear look at Level 2 documentation requirements and what auditors are looking for, plus live Q&A with Egnyte's cybersecurity experts.

Whether you're actively working DoD contracts or exploring the defense market, this session will help you understand where you stand and what to do next.

🎟️ Register now: https://workforce.flashpoint.xyz/Lite/Event/Register?eventId=1294171000

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There's a private school in Austin, Texas where pa

There's a private school in Austin, Texas where parents are paying up to $70,000 a year in tuition for their kids to be taught by AI facilitators.

Before writing that off, consider the WHY. 🛑

Students working with an AI-facilitated instructor aren't afraid to ask questions. They get answered like a one-on-one tutor, no hesitation, no fear of being wrong in front of the room. That's the gap AI-facilitated instruction is closing, and why parents are investing in it.

San Diego trades are exploring the same opportunity, which is why we have partnered with @globaletraining to give members access to AI-facilitated instruction across 26 programs, including Autodesk, Bluebeam, P6, and more.

This is your invitation to explore if AI-facilitated learning can support your business growth.

ABC San Diego members interested in what opportunities are available through Global eTraining can reach out to our Continuing Education department at:
📧 ce@abcsd.org

🎧 Find Coastlines to Cranes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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Most construction teams have already tried AI. Few

Most construction teams have already tried AI. Few have moved past copy-pasting prompts into a chat window.

Join us for a FREE webinar with Rowan Steel-Hall, COO of @smartbuildcan, as he breaks down a five-stage framework for putting AI to work in real construction workflows, from RFIs and meeting minutes to daily reports and document review. Expect a live demo and a practical action plan you can bring back to your team the same week.

Whether your team is just getting started with AI or ready to move toward automation, this session will help you find your next step.

🎟️ Register now through the link in our bio

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Ten years ago, Jorge Martinez was working in a sho

Ten years ago, Jorge Martinez was working in a shop. Today, he owns Martinez Heating & Air.

He was 28, with a family, when his boss gave him a shot to move from the shop into the field and encouraged him to enroll in ABC San Diego's apprenticeship program. Full-time on the job, part-time in the classroom, four years of commitment that led him to establish his own business.

Jorge saw the potential the trades offered his family, and he wanted to make good on the opportunity his boss had given him. After graduating from the program, he took the leap to open his own company, @martinezheatingandair.

This is why Associated Builders and Contractors offers Earn While You Learn: for people ready to build a career and a family at the same time, no matter when they start.

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Every great accountant knows that the true story o

Every great accountant knows that the true story of a business lives between the lines of a spreadsheet.

Chad Fischer, Senior Tax Manager at @aldrichadvisors, has a favorite part of his job. It's not the tax savings (although he's good at that too). It's learning how a business started and grew into what it is today. That story is what turns a company from a spreadsheet into something alive, and connects him deeper with the people behind it.

Businesses are an extension of our humanity, carried through the generations that build them, the employees they support, and the communities they serve.

🎧 Find Coastlines to Cranes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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Some of the best lessons in the trades don't come

Some of the best lessons in the trades don't come from a jobsite. They come from standing next to someone else chasing the same gold.

Joseph represented ABC San Diego at this year's National Craft Championships in Sheet Metal. For him, the biggest win wasn't the competition itself, it was the people in the room with him. Tradespeople from across the country, all chasing the same standard, all willing to talk shop, share how they solve problems, and push each other to get better.

That's the part he keeps coming back for. Not just the chance to test his skills against the best, but the relationships built along the way, with people who take the craft as seriously as he does.

We're proud to send Journeymen to NCC every year to compete, connect, and keep raising the bar together.

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10 days out, and this boat only holds so many of u

10 days out, and this boat only holds so many of us! 🛥️

The 5th Annual Construction Harbor Cruise is back and open to EVERYONE.

It’s the perfect excuse to get your team out on San Diego Bay for some summer networking. Good views, great company, and a whole lot of ways to build connections that matter.

🎟️ RSVP on our website
📍 Triton Charters, Shelter Island
🕓 Thursday, July 16 | 4:00–7:00 PM
💲 Members $90 | Non-Members $125

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Happy 4th of July from ABC San Diego! 🇺🇸 This year

Happy 4th of July from ABC San Diego! 🇺🇸 This year is extra special. We're celebrating America's 250th birthday alongside our own 50th anniversary of championing merit-shop contractors, fair competition, and the builders who keep San Diego growing.

Here's to 250 more years of America, and 50 more years of ABC San Diego 🎆

Our office will be closed Friday, July 3rd, and we'll be back Monday, July 6th. Enjoy the holiday weekend with family, friends, and maybe a beach day or BBQ!

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It's almost the 4th of July!! 🎇 We bet you're thin

It's almost the 4th of July!! 🎇 We bet you're thinking about food, drinks, games, music... and maybe health insurance?

Here's the thing: behind every great backyard cookout, there's someone who spent the morning marinating, prepping, and making sure there's enough ice. Every good thing has an equal and opposite amount of behind-the-scenes work that makes it possible.

ABC San Diego handles the 401Ks, health coverage, benefits navigation, and prevailing wage support so small and mid-sized contractors can stay focused on the work that actually moves the needle.

And honestly? We don't mind the tedious part one bit. Just ask Shandon Harbour and Corey Klinke of West Coast Group Benefits.

👉 Learn more about ABC San Diego membership on our website.

🎧 Find Coastlines to Cranes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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Marcus didn't choose plumbing as a fallback. He ch

Marcus didn't choose plumbing as a fallback. He chose it as a foundation.

Through @pacific_rim_mechanical and ABC San Diego, he's building more than a trade. He shows up to class every day with a positive attitude and serious attention to the material because what he learns in the classroom he applies on the jobsite.

His real plan is bigger than just graduating from the apprenticeship program. Marcus is planting seeds to someday be his own employer, and he sees the same opportunity for anyone in his life who's still figuring out their direction, encouraging them to give the trades a real look.

The trades were never a smaller choice. They're a real path to building something of your own, big enough to outgrow what a degree alone can offer.

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Managing crew travel is one more thing on an alrea

Managing crew travel is one more thing on an already full plate. 😩

So we partnered with @gowithengine, giving members who want to streamline crew travel one less logistical headache to deal with. Book hotels, flights, and rental cars in one place, keep billing consolidated, and track travel costs by job code without the back-and-forth.

Members also get access to pre-negotiated hotel rates averaging 26% in savings.

We're always looking for ways to make running your business a little easier!

Reach out to our Membership team if you have any questions:
📧 membership@abcsd.org

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Some events check a box. Meet the Generals built p

Some events check a box. Meet the Generals built pipelines through real connections and conversations.

We were proud to co-host this event alongside the @wcc.sd and bring together some of San Diego's top General Contractors and subcontractors for a day built around one thing: putting the right people in the same room.

A huge thank you to @pacific_rim_mechanical for opening their doors and making it happen.

And shout out to every member, volunteer, and committee member who helped bring this one to life!

📸 See the full event gallery on our website.

We'll be back, GC's. 🤝

#ABCMeritShopProud #ChampionForGrowth #BuiltOnFamily #MeetTheGenerals #SanDiegoConstruction

Join us on our annual Harbor Cruise happening July

Join us on our annual Harbor Cruise happening July 16th!

This event is open to industry professionals at every stage of their career this year and space is limited so don’t wait until the end to grab your ticket!

🚢 Link in bio!

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Walking into a room full of admirals, elected offi

Walking into a room full of admirals, elected officials, and executives can stop you in your tracks before you even say hello.

Jennifer Hopper, Community Affairs Manager at ABC San Diego, has a reframe for that: they're just people. They have their own stress, their own insecurities, their own battles. They got up that morning and had to motivate themselves too.

That one shift is what makes the difference between standing at the edge of the room and actually building the connections that move your business forward.

It's the same belief that drives how ABC San Diego shows up: events and partnerships built to close the gap between people, businesses, and the community they're all trying to serve.

🎧 Coastlines to Cranes — link in bio.

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Ten years ago, Steven founded Electronic & Telecom

Ten years ago, Steven founded Electronic & Telecom Systems, Inc. A year in, he was already doing prevailing wage work and navigating apprenticeship compliance without much of a roadmap.

That's when ABC San Diego reached out and invited him to tour the facility. No pitch, just come see what we have. What he found was a program that actually solved the problem he was sitting with and a community that knew how to navigate the system and wanted to help him do the same.

Today, Steven serves as Chair of ABC San Diego and his company uses the apprenticeship program as a recruiting pipeline and a way to invest in his people. New hires go in and come out state-certified in their craft, earning the whole way through.

If you're running a small trade business and you're figuring it out as you go, that's exactly who we're here for.

The resources are real.
The support is real.
And we're cheering on your success.

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Wish there was a way you could check compliance be

Wish there was a way you could check compliance before submitting permits? Then give Energy Code Ace’s Virtual Compliance Assistant (VCA) a whirl!

The VCA is a tool to help you complete your forms and verify compliance. It creates Certificates of Compliance and Certificates of Installation for nonresidential, hotel/motel, high-rise multifamily (NRCC, NRCI) and low-rise multifamily (LMCC, LMCI) projects. Create an account and check it out today!

🔗 https://energycodeace.com/content/project-tool/

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This could be your first STEP toward an Excellence

This could be your first STEP toward an Excellence in Construction Award! 🏆

STEP is ABC's free safety program, open to every member. Reach Gold, Platinum, or Diamond level and you qualify for Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) status, ABC's national mark of excellence in safety, quality, and leadership.

And speaking of excellence, whatever you've built this year belongs in the running for Excellence in Construction this October. AQC status gives your submission a little extra edge. 😉

👉 Learn more on our website

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