Coastline November 2022

	UPCOMING	EVENTS
	November 08, 2022	Election Day
	November 10, 2022	Member Mixer
	November 24, 2022	Thanksgiving
	December 06, 2022	ABC Christmas Social
	December 13, 2022	ABC Board Meeting

November Membership Anniversaries

THANK YOU for your continued support!!

Chapter President Jimmie Lapier, Board Chairman Buck Blevins, Board Members Mark Monical, Paul Perkins, and Steve Bundick recently met with ABC Texas President Geoffrey Tahuahua, and Greater Houston Chapter's Austin Vaughn and Rachel Smith to show support to House Representative Cody Vasut with a PAC donation. We were honored to have this meeting with our ABC State President and neighbor chapter in our facilities.

November Newsletter

Note: TOCAS meetings have been moved to 9:30am

Our annual Christmas Social is a time for member appreciation and to reconnect with industry friends. Click on the flyer to RSVP or share to others in your company to register with the QR code.

This year we are taking donations for the Senior Citizen and Toy Drive benefitting Actions Inc. of Brazoria County and Clute Police Department.

Senior Citizen items can be socks, blankets, and space heaters.

Toy drive items can be any new, unwrapped toys for a child of any age.

Careers in Construction

To celebrate Careers In Construction Month in October, ABC Texas Gulf Coast met with local high schools to see the first steps in the workforce development process that contributes to the gap of 650,000 vacant positions in the Construction Industry.

ABC Construction Exhibition

Nearly 400 high school students, 20 member companies, and 100 volunteers attended Construction Exhibition to expose the future workforce to the many different skills and trades used in the local industry.

Special thanks to the ABC Construction Exhibition committee, volunteers, and sponsors. We could not do this alone, thank you all!!

View more on The Facts, Facebook and LinkedIn

Angleton CTE Center

Angleton Independent School District hosted a tour for ABC members to see the new CTE Center at the Angleton High School. See more pictures here.

Contact CTE Director, Roy Gardner to plan a tour for your company or to get involved with AISD CTE programs including; welding, robotics, engineering, manufacturing and construction.

Brazoswood CTE Center

MSTI board members had a tour of Brazoswood High School's 91,000 sf. CTE Center . They were able to talk to several teachers about future projects and discuss additional ways our members can help develop the workforce through the school district.

Contact Resource Development Coordinator, Aaron Ennis if you would like to have a tour or if you have any questions about CTE at BISD.

Brazosport High School

The Industry students from Brazosport had a tour of our one-stop facility to prepare them for their future in the local industry. They learned where Concentra, ProActive Workforce, Safety Council, and NCCER testing offices are located in our facilities.

To prepare them even further, they had a presentation to learn the importance of BCPC Signing Day and the successful stories of past signing day students.

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33rd ANNUAL ABC COOK-OFF

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ABC Texas Gulf Coast is your voice at the local, state, and national level. Defending merit shop majorities at the state and federal level are crucial to sustaining the success of the construction industry. One of the most important benefits of your ABC Texas Gulf Coast membership is our advocacy work.

It is crucial that you vote in every election. We have included links below that are helpful for all voters. These links allow you to verify your voter status, find polling locations, and view your actual ballot. The ABC Votes website provides you with a list of priority issues for ABC at the national level.

We encourage you to view your ballot and make decisions that support free enterprise and merit shop philosophy. On November 10th, ABC will host a 2022 Midterm Election Results Webinar (link below) exclusively for ABC members.

For the Merit Shop,

Jimmie Lapier

President, Associated Builders and Contractors Texas Gulf Coast

ABC Votes

Vote Texas Website

Vote 411: See Your Ballot

2022 Midterm Election Results Review Webinar

Evco Industrial Hardware featured on Gulf Coast Giants

Will Evans runs Evco Industrial Hardware in Freeport, Texas. That might sound like a traditional 9-to-5 retail responsibility, but that’s not the standard that Evco’s late founder and his father, Darryl Evans set for the firm.