🏆 CALLING ALL CONTRACTORS – SHOWCASE YOUR BEST WORK! 🏗️ ABC New Jersey is now accepting submissions for our 2025 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards! This prestigious program celebrates the most outstanding projects from ABC-NJ members—honoring innovation, craftsmanship, world-class safety, and excellence in construction. Think your project has what it…
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Construction input prices increased 0.2% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.3% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 2.1% higher than a…
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Kevin Sell, senior manager of corporate development at Kwest Group, Perrysburg, Ohio, today testified on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the role that programs like ABC’s STEP® Health and Safety Management System play in creating meaningful pathways between the…
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WHAT: Construction Executive’s 2025 Mid-Year Construction Economic Update and Forecast Webinar WHO: Anirban Basu, chief economist, Associated Builders and Contractors WHEN: Wednesday, July 16, 2-3:30 p.m. ET WHY: Basu will update commercial contractors on the latest impacts of global trade uncertainty, consumer confidence and government regulations by reviewing the first…
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Dear Friends, Over the July 4 weekend, Texas was hit with devastating flooding from massive rainstorms bringing widespread damage. As of the morning of July 7, more than 80 people, including at least 28 children, have tragically lost their lives due to this flash flooding, and thousands of residents have been displaced…
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Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, delivering historic tax relief to the U.S. construction industry and Main Street businesses nationwide. “On this July 4, ABC celebrates Congress and the White House working…
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The construction industry added 15,000 jobs on net in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 121,000 jobs, or 1.5%. Nonresidential construction employment expanded by 9,200 positions on…
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Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as critical legislation delivering much-needed tax relief to the U.S. construction industry and other Main Street businesses. ABC and its 67 chapters, representing more than 23,000 member companies and millions of…
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The construction industry had 245,000 job openings on the last day of May, 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 defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is…
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National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.237 trillion. Spending was down on a monthly basis in half of the nonresidential subcategories. Private…
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