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N.H. congressman Guinta meets with ABC NH/VT board of directors

New Hampshire congressman Frank Guinta recently attended the monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire and Vermont (ABC NH/VT). Scott Knightly of EnviroVantage, board chair of ABC NH/VT welcomed Guinta and facilitated conversation of topics of interest to the organization including Guinta's insight and position on a recent House vote banning Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) which ended in a 210-210 tie. Knightly will lead the ABC NH/VT Management team in a follow up meeting with Guinta as well as other congressional representatives from NH and Vermont, before a revote is taken, while they are at the 2011 ABC Legislative Conference to be held in Washington, DC June 14-16. Shown (from left) are: Tim Walton, (ABC National Region 7 vice-chair), Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, ME; Tim Long, Meridian Construction Corp., Gilford NH; congressman Frank Guinta; Mark Holden, president, Associated Builders and Contractors, Concord NH; Scott Knightly, (ABC NH/VT board chair) EnviroVantage, Epping NH; and Mike Uremovich, chairman, ABC National
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