I am honored to be serving as the incoming 2025–2026 chairman of the board! I’d like to thank the outgoing chair Dan Coffey for his leadership over the past two years — he did a great job. Even though I’m fairly new to the board, I have been directly involved with ABC Maine for over 15 years on the Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee and I am currently the committee chair — as the saying goes, “Get into Politics, or Get out of Business.” As I’m sure you know, the 132 Maine Legislature was extremely challenging with lots of bad legislation written, hundreds of ‘concept drafts’ and questionable rule following amongst our leaders. Hopefully this November we can get some pro-merit shop and business-minded legislators into office to thwart some of this bad legislation. ABC Maine will be celebrating our 40th anniversary in 2025! There will be some special events to recognize all the people involved in the decades-long success of this chapter. I’d like to personally thank ALL the previous board members and board chairs, as well as current and previous presidents/CEOs and staff members for their leadership over the past 40 years. And equally as important, I’d like to thank every single member company for supporting this great organization — THANK YOU! One of ABC’s mottos is “The Voice of the Merit Shop.” What does that mean to me? It’s the belief that construction projects should be awarded on merit to the most qualified and responsible low bidders — that’s it. It is the belief in open competition and free enterprise — not carve-outs and special provisions in law. Nationally and locally, ABC fights to protect I look forward to continuing the legacy and efforts put forward by previous leaders of this great association. Incoming Chairman CONTINUING THE LEGACY By Larry Grondin, Incoming Chairman, ABC Maine ABC Maine 8
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