Dec. 2, 2011: ABC and USA Cares Team to Train Veterans for Construction Careers
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Michael J. Uremovich, 2011 national chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and Bill Nelson, executive director of USA Cares, a non-profit dedicated to assisting post-9/11 military veterans and their families, joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, along with thousands of military families and supporters, to promote training and jobs for U.S. veterans at the Ford 400 NASCAR race in Homestead, Fla.
“We are passionate about putting our veterans to work,” Uremovich said. “We can think of no finer calling than to help those men and women who have served our country in defending our liberty and freedom than to help train them for a meaningful career,” he said. “The merit shop construction industry is ready to welcome them with open arms.”