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Welcome to Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association (NIBCA), the voice of Construction

The Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association (NIBCA) was formed in 1918 in response to an industry crisis. World War I had just come to an end and certain businesses were causing instability locally and nationwide by hoarding scarce building materials and selling them at outrageous profits. A small group of Rockford building contractors met and with a handshake agreed to not allow hoarding and to meet regularly on other issues. They called themselves Associated Building Contractors of Rockford. From this principled beginning, the association has broadened its scope and dimension consistently. In the 1930's it became a regional network of contractors covering most of northwestern Illinois. In the early 50's this regionalization was formalized by the association becoming an autonomous chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. With that alliance, our chapter was re-named the Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association and assigned responsibility for the nine northwestern counties of Illinois. With this heightened role NIBCA hired staff, created health and welfare and retirement programs for union employees, bargained contracts, hired legislative consultants, provided full time safety services, developed educational and award programs and settled on a social events calendar. Today NIBCA represents over 200 contractors and industry affiliates, provides a full time staff of four professionals, engages the services of a public relations consultant, an attorney for member use and a legislative liaison in Illinois and Washington.

01/05/2026

NIBCA'S FIRST NEW MEMBER OF 2026!

NIBCA would like to welcome N-TRAK Group as a new member.

To learn more about the company, please go to our website directory at NIBCA.Build

12/31/2025

12/24/2025

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Skill built this country long before paperwork and policies ever did. Trades demanded patience, precision, and problem solving every single day. You learned by working with your hands, not by memorizing from a page. Mistakes had real consequences, and results actually mattered. That kind of work earned respect the honest way.

Today, framed degrees get most of the praise, while hands-on skills are too often ignored. Yet when something breaks, when something needs built, when something truly matters, those are the people everyone depends on. Experience cannot be downloaded. Wisdom cannot be rushed. The world still runs on people who know how to *do* things. Skill will always have value.

12/23/2025

HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON

12/22/2025

Illinois Tollway awards $93M design, engineer contracts

12/19/2025

Slidematic Precision Components Cuts Ribbon on Expansion Built by Schmeling Construction Co.

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A family-owned manufacturer of cold-headed screws and other

12/17/2025

Schmeling Construction Co. and Stepping Stones of Rockford

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Stepping Stones of Rockford cut the ribbon on

12/15/2025

NIBCA Christmas Party

NIBCA Members started their season of holiday festivities at the NIBCA Christmas Party, which was held at Mauh-Nah-Tee-See County Club this year.

A BIG thank you to Gallagher for their sponsorship again this year of the bottles of wine given away at each table!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

12/10/2025

https://www.enr.com/articles/62132-contractor-files-14m-in-liens-for-stalled-mass-timber-tower-in-milwaukee

A 32-story mass-timber tower once billed as a national showcase is now mired in liens, delays and silence from key players. What’s driving the breakdown?

12/02/2025

https://www.enr.com/articles/62090-wisconsin-lands-1b-meta-data-center-as-mortenson-expands-hyperscale-work

A major tech investment in Wisconsin is set to reshape local infrastructure, but its scale has raised new questions about power, water and long-term community impacts.

11/18/2025

NIBCA has another new Member!

WELCOME! Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.
Please go to NIBCA's website-Membership Directory to learn more about them.

11/17/2025

Schmeling Construction Co. and Stepping Stones of Rockford.

Last week, Stepping Stones of Rockford employees and board members gathered to kick off renovations of their administration building that will also expand clinical services. Everyone had the opportunity to help tear down the first wall.

Schmeling Construction Co. is starting the project with an anticipated finish at the end of September 2026.

Address

1111 S Alpine Road
Rockford, IL
61108

Telephone

+18152295636

Website

http://www.nibca.build/

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