Press Release - Tue August 29, 2023
New WOTUS Rule Another Roadblock for Transportation Projects
On Aug. 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule amending the 2023 definition of "waters of the United States" to conform with the recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett v....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon July 10, 2023
ABC Members Invested $1.5B in Construction Workforce Education to Upskill 1.3 Million in 2022
Associated Builders and Contractors member contractors invested more than $1.5 billion to provide nearly 1.3 million course attendees with craft, leadership and safety education in 2022, according to its 2023 Workforce Development Survey, down from $1.6 billion in 2021....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon July 10, 2023
ABC Reports Construction Employment Increased by 23,000 in June
Construction industry employment increased by 23,000 in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released July 7 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment has risen by 198,000 jobs since June 2022, an increase of 2.6 percent, to 7.947 million....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon March 20, 2023
ABC Honors Contractor of Year, Award-Winning Construction Projects, Safety and Diversity Excellence
Associated Builders and Contractors announced award winners in Excellence in Construction; Safety Excellence; Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Excellence and Contractor of the Year. The winners were announced and honored March 16 during ABC Convention 2023 at the 33rd Excellence in Construction Awards Gala....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue March 07, 2023
ABC Announces Fifth Annual List of Top-Performing U.S. Construction Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors released its fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the country's most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, ranked by work hours....
ABC Pennsylvania - Wed January 25, 2023
ABC Pennsylvania Praises Gov. Shapiro for Removing Barriers to Entry
ABC Pennsylvania praised newly elected Gov. Josh Shapiro for making the commitment to remove barriers to entry for employment, creating opportunity and prosperity for all businesses and employees in Pennsylvania....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon January 09, 2023
ABC, Procore Announce Strategic Partnership
Associated Builders and Contractors and leading global construction management software provider Procore, headquartered in Carpinteria, Calif., announced they will expand their years-long relationship through a strategic partnership that will provide ABC members with trusted, innovative technologies and solutions to help better develop their people, win more work, create safer job sites and increase profitability....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed November 16, 2022
ABC Elects 2023 National Chair, Executive Committee
Associated Builders and Contractors announced that Milton Graugnard, executive vice president, Cajun Industries LLC, Baton Rouge, La., was elected the 2023 ABC national chair at a board of directors meeting held in conjunction with the association's annual Leadership Institute in Coronado, Calif....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue November 01, 2022
ABC: Construction Job Openings Increased by 36,000 in September
The construction industry had 422,000 job openings in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors' analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue November 01, 2022
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases Slightly in September
National nonresidential construction spending was up by 0.5 percent in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published Nov. 1 by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $883.9 billion for the month....
