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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: September 15, 2009
Jim Abbott 2009
Name: Jim Abbott
Title: Vice President/Director of Membership
Company: ABC-Mass. chapter
Location: 200 Wheeler Rd., Burlington MA 01803
Family: Wife Suzanne and son Riley (4)
College: University of New Hampshire
First job: Professional hockey
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts believes that the common good is best served by an open and competitive marketplace; that every company, regardless of its affiliations, has the right to compete free of coercion by any group or organization; and that every person must have the opportunity and right to work. Toward this end, ABC's mission is to foster an environment that ensures our members and their employees the ability to grow and prosper.
Hobbies: Coaching hockey and baseball; watching the Boston Bruins, UNH Wildcats Hockey, and the New England Patriots
Favorite movies: 21, Heat, Casino, Family Man, Youngblood, Pirates of the Caribbean
If I was working somewhere else: I'd like to be the general manager/owner of a minor pro hockey or Junior "A" hockey team
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