It’s been ten years since Project JumpStart held its first class in the footprint of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Since that time, more than 700 city residents have gone through the 13-week, 90 pre-apprenticeship program that prepares its participants for a career as a skilled craft professional. Of those 700, 80 percent have graduated. And of those who graduate, more than …
A second-generation electrician, Kyle Zellman has worked as an electrician for more than 14 years. Zellman also passes on his knowledge to the next generation as an electrical instructor for Associated Builders and Contractor’s electrical apprenticeship training program. Why did you get into the trade? My father was an electrician who took pride in his work and showed my brother …
Republican, District 37B, Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, & Wicomico Counties As president of both Value Carpet One, a Salisbury-based residential flooring contractor, and of S. Lee Smith Jr. Inc. a family-owned business in real estate and property management, Delegate Chris Adams understands firsthand the struggles facing today’s construction industry. Since taking office in January 2015, Adams has served on various business-related …
Bethesda-based Miller & Long Co., Inc., served as the general contractor for Montgomery College’s new 145,000 square foot academic science building. Known as “The Academic Cornerstone of the College’s Hercules Pinkney Life Sciences Park,” the Bioscience Education Center at Montgomery College boasts an impressive array of exposed cast-in-place concrete, tiered retaining walls and a series of “bioretention areas” for collecting …
Sheet Metal Shop Foreman For more than 42 years, Bill Triplett has worked in the sheet metal field beginning with his first job in August of 1973, and one month later, becoming an apprentice through the Associated Builders and Contractors apprenticeship program. Triplett became a shop foreman in 1982 and has worked at M. Nelson Barnes & Sons, Inc., based …
Known as the Personal Property Tax-Credit for New or Small Businesses, the bill, if passed, “would give every county in the state, as well as Baltimore city, the option to give a property tax credit up to 100 percent against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on property that is owned or leased by a new or small …
Republican, District 31B, Anne Arundel County House Minority Leader A native of Baltimore, Del. Nic Kipke has served as House Minority Leader since 2013, championing small business interests. Since becoming a member of the House of Delegates in 2007, Kipke has also served on numerous committees which impact the construction industry and business climate, including as a member of the …
After a tight 15-week timeline, Crofton-based general contractor, BuilderGuru Contracting, Inc., converted and renovated 8,000 square feet of a once-tired and casual eatery into the upbeat, upscale restaurant Blackwall Hitch, a hit dining spot since its opening in 2014. Located in Eastport, just over the Spa Creek Bridge from the Annapolis historic district, the transformation of Blackwall Hitch included completely …
Trade: Sales and Technical Support Manager for HVAC & Plumbing Why did you get into the trade? I started out pursuing lay-out and design in high school. I went into the trade making duct work, and then got into plumbing and HVAC within the same company. I got into the trade to make a difference. Over the years, I’ve seen …
By Alexandra D’Ovidio Like many American cities, Baltimore contains its share of neighborhoods where dilapidated and boarded up homes and businesses create more than just an eyesore. They contribute to what sociologists call the Broken Window Theory—the concept that if a window is broken and remains unrepaired, people will conclude no one cares and break more windows, further vandalize that …