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ABC Announces 2024-2025 Tech Alliance Members

Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the members of its fourth annual Tech Alliance—a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative solutions for ABC contractor members, which primarily perform work in the commercial and industrial sectors. “For four years, the companies in ABC’s Tech Alliance cohort have played…

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Veteran Association Executive John Mielke Joins ABC as Senior Director of Apprenticeship

Associated Builders and Contractors today announced it has named John Mielke as its senior director of apprenticeship. The former ABC Wisconsin chapter president will provide strategic direction, transformational leadership and innovative education solutions to ABC’s 67 chapters and 23,000 members and their apprenticeship trusts nationwide. In this key role, Mielke…

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ABC: Construction Employment Increased by 25,000 in September

The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in September, 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 is up by 238,000 jobs, an increase of 3.0%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 17,900…

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ABC Releases AI Construction Technology Report

Associated Builders and Contractors today released its fourth annual construction technology report, which focuses on the impacts of artificial intelligence in the construction industry. The report includes a case study and thought leadership from ABC’s Tech Alliance to showcase how ABC is strengthening members’ understanding of AI. “ABC contractor members and the overall…

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Inches Up in August, Says ABC

National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in August, 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 $1.22 trillion. Spending was up on a monthly basis in 10 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories.…

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ABC: Record Rebound in Construction Job Openings in August

The construction industry had 370,000 job openings on the last day of August, 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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ABC Joins White House Roundtable on Addiction Recovery-Ready Workplaces

Associated Builders and Contractors today participated in a White House-sponsored roundtable discussion, “Recovery in the Workplace: Investing to Build the Workforce of Tomorrow,” which convened more than a dozen leading corporations, business groups and government leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., to highlight the importance of recovery-ready and…

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ABC: Construction Input Prices Inch Up in August, but Lower Than 1 Year Ago

Construction input prices increased 0.1% in August 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 0.2% for the month. Prices decreased in all three energy subcategories last month.…

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Down in August, Contractor Confidence Turns Negative on Profit Margins

Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.2 months in August, according to an ABC member survey conducted Aug. 20 to Sept. 5. The reading is down 1.0 months from August 2023. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Only…

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ABC: Nonresidential Construction Employment Increased by 28,300 in August

The construction industry added 34,000 jobs on net in August, 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 grew by 228,000 jobs, an increase of 2.8%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 28,300 positions…