﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. - MN/ND Chapter Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.mnabc.com</link><description>News related to Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. - MN/ND Chapter</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. - MN/ND Chapter All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Standard Heating HVAC course 2024-2025 12/5/2024 8:00 AM - 4/25/2025 5:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;This is the general registration page for Standard Heating&amp;#39;s 2024-2025 HVAC training sessions&amp;nbsp;witha beginner class and an advanced class.&amp;nbsp; Training calendars will be available through Standard Heating, contact Shirli Racine for details.&amp;nbsp; Rough schedule is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Beginner HVAC: 12/5/24-4/24/25&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Advanced HVAC: 12/6/24-4/25/25&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3037</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:35:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NCCER Virtual Certification - 2025 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;In these&amp;nbsp;courses, you will learn the history of NCCER and how the curriculum was developed, become certified to train, evaluate, or proctor&amp;nbsp;in the craft(s) that you have significant level of experience (i.e. journey-level of experience or greater, 4+ years), ensure that you are using the proper evaluation techniques for your training program and improve upon the ones currently in place, learn the skills needed to successfully manage a training program before, during and after the class, determine what makes a good communicator, a good leader and how to incorporate those qualities into your classroom.&amp;nbsp; Note: Proctor certification does not require 4+ years of experience in the trade/craft for which you will proctor exams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Depending on which certification you will be earning, these courses may consist of as many as two live-online six-hour sessions, one live-online three-hour session, and four self-guided modules.&amp;nbsp; All sessions are accessed through the NCCER LMS.&amp;nbsp; If you have trouble accessing any of the sessions, please contact ABC&amp;#39;s Tom Kennedy at tom.kennedy@mnabc.com or 952-208-4935&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3103</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:16:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet the General - Sponsorship 2025 1/1/2025 3:30 PM - 3/2/2025 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Sponsorship for Meet the Generals in 2024&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsorship and attend all 3 Meet the Generals&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Fargo 2/11/25&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Waite Park 2/13/25&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shakopee&amp;nbsp; 2/20/25&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All events are 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3046</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:45:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CEF of MN Test Event 1/31/2025 8:00 AM - 2/7/2025 5:00 PM</title><description /><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3074</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:35:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ABC 17th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament 1/31-2/2/2025 1/31/2025 2:00 PM - 2/2/2025 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000cd;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ABC 17th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000cd;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;January 31 - February 2, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000cd;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trapper&amp;#39;s Landing, Walker, MN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for ABC&amp;#39;s 17th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament at Trapper&amp;#39;s Landing in Walker, MN. We have a few fancy rental houses left. Of course you are welcome to bring your own as well. It is a great way to reward employees and enjoy member camaraderie. Come Friday, Saturday and leave Sunday!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Schedule:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday, January 31st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Come at your leisure.Happy hour and bonfire at the ABC fish house on the lake&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday, February 1st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;12:00pm - Lunch at Trapper&amp;#39;s Landing&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;6:30pm - Fishing Contest Ends/All fish must be registered&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;7:30pm - Dinner at Resort on shore&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;8:00pm - Awards&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3039</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:34:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2025 Legislative Day in Bismarck 2/10/2025 2/10/2025 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The 2025 Legislative Session is underway and our legislators need to hear from you!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Join us for our regular&amp;nbsp;ABC Legislative Day at the ND Capitol on Monday, February 10, 2025 to meet with your legislators and fellow contractors to share how policy changes in Bismarck can have a significant impact on your business, in your community and for the state. Includes continental breakfast and lunch.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pending Schedule:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt;9:00 &amp;ndash; 9:30 a.m&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; Registration and continental breakfast at the Capitol, Memorial Hall, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt;9:30 &amp;ndash; 10:00 a.m. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ndash;Legislative briefing, Memorial Hall, Remarks from legislative leaders - Invited.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt;10:30 a.m.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ndash; North Dakota Governor / Lt. Governor&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt;11:00 a.m.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ndash; Remarks from Legislative Leadership (invited: House Speaker , House and Senate Majority Leaders, Representative Jim Kasper, others.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:red;"&gt;12:00 p.m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &amp;ndash; Lunch, Memorial Hall&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;1:00 p.m.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;- &lt;/strong&gt;Adjourn&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3051</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:17:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet The General - GC Registration Fargo, ND 2/11/2025 2/11/2025 3:30 PM - 2/11/2025 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fire Up 2025 - Line Up Teams That Will Make Your Projects A Success!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEW FOR 2025 -&amp;nbsp; Network at your own pace.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;We have rebranded Fargo&amp;#39;s Meet the General as a Mixer.&amp;nbsp; Meet new members.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Are you looking for the safetst, most qualified trades&amp;nbsp;to work on your projects? Then look no further! ABC&amp;#39;s Meet the General Night is an event that revolves around you, the general contractor, and allows you to meet face to face with subcontractors from all different specialties to share your pre-qualification requirements. Reserve your spot TODAY!&amp;nbsp; Two attendees included. but bring more!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3048</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:43:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet The General - Fargo, ND 2/11/2025 2/11/2025 3:30 PM - 2/11/2025 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12px;"&gt;Join us for our Meet The General event in West Fargo on February 11th, 2025. This event&amp;nbsp;is a strategically located, networking event that allows general contractors to prequalify subcontractors, meet specialty contractors and for subcontractors to meet and get on general contractors preferred bid lists. Each event typically hosts 50&amp;nbsp;people with 8-10&amp;nbsp;general contractors in attendance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3049</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:49:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Webinar: Upcoming Changes to Independent Contractor Laws in Minnesota 2/20/2025 11:30 AM - 2/20/2025 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Join ABC and our chapter counsel, Tom Revnew of Littler, for a webinar on the changes made last legislative session to the laws regarding the use of independent contractors in the construction industry. These changes go into effect on March 1 and will have a far-reaching impact on general contractors, subcontractors, and independent contractors.This webinar will focus on the new obligations that contractors have under the law, as well as best practices to avoid incurring unnecessary liabilities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will answer questions and share with you how to best navigate these new and upcoming changes. Register today and share with others at your company as you see fit.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3078</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet The General - GC Registration Shakopee 2/20/25 2/20/2025 3:30 PM - 2/20/2025 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fire Up 2025 - Line Up Teams That Will Make Your Projects A Success!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Are you looking for the safest, most qualified trades&amp;nbsp;to work on your projects? Then look no further! ABC&amp;#39;s Meet the General Night is an event that revolves around you, the general contractor, and allows you to meet face to face with subcontractors from all different specialties to share your pre-qualification requirements. Reserve your spot TODAY!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.mnabc.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3044</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:36:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet The General - Shakopee on 2.20.25 2/20/2025 3:30 PM - 2/20/2025 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Join us for our Meet The General event in Shakopee on February 20th. This event&amp;nbsp;is a strategically located, structured networking event that allows general contractors to prequalify subcontractors, meet specialty contractors and for subcontractors to meet and get on general contractors preferred bid lists. Each event typically hosts 100 people with 8-12 general contractors in attendance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Generals Confirmed:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Alatus Construction&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Bauer Design Build&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Big-D Construction&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;BJ Baas Builders, Inc.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Enclave Construction&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Greystone Construction&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Heritage Construction Co&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Lyon Contracting, Inc.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;RICE Companies&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Stevens Construction&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;WEB Construction Co.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Yellow Tree Construction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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