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The Key to Better Integrated Design-Build With compressed schedule, workforce challenges, and supply chain disruptions, owners are looking for certainty in project delivery. Dan Crist, president of ABC member company, A M King, shares his insights on the keys to better integrated design-build. Read More Tariffs and Cost Increases: Are You Prepared? Tariffs in the…
Dr. Yandle: Will Mr. Trump’s Tariffs Bring a Trade War or America’s Golden Age? On April 2, 2025, President Trump made good on his promise to initiate a massif round of tariffs increases to be immediately imposed by United States on nations worldwide. The new tariffs carry a 10% baseline to be charged all countries and higher…
Firms with owners who really understand how powerful this idea is don’t do things like all the other firms in our business. It’s been said there is no reason for any business to exist without filling a want or need of a client or customer. AEC firms are no exception. They have to meet the…
The construction industry added 13,000 jobs on net in March, 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 risen by a mere 143,000 jobs, an increase of 1.8%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 22,300 positions on net…
The first quarter 2025 CIRT Sentiment Index increased to 67.9 from 64.1 in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, the outlook isn’t as positive among those focused solely on design, with the Design Index falling to 61.8 from 71.1. The last time the Design Index and Sentiment Index diverged this significantly was during the economic…
National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.3% in February, 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 $1.255 trillion. Spending was up on a monthly basis in 9 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending increased 0.4%,…
The construction industry had 264,000 job openings on the last day of February, 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 actively recruiting. Industry job openings…
Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding President Donald Trump’s recent executive order rescinding harmful Biden administration executive actions that needlessly increased costs, restricted competition, exacerbated construction’s labor shortage and delayed taxpayer-funded construction of critical infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy projects. “President Trump’s elimination of President Joe Biden’s failed policies is a win for…
Dr. Yandle: Trump Uncertainty and Prospects for the 2025 Economy In office just over a month, Donald J. Trump is delivering on his promises and disrupting the national, if not the world economy. He promised border enforcement, deportations, tariffs, lower taxes and “draining the D.C. swamp” of federal workers and expenditures. He is delivering on…
Associated Builders and Contractors has announced the winners of its annual Construction Management Competition, which were honored at ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas on Feb. 27. Clemson University, affiliated with the ABC Carolinas chapter, was named the overall winner of the 2025 competition with the highest cumulative points in the five competition categories. A total of 34 teams…
