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1. Economist suggests “wait-and-see” approach to construction market: (Concrete Currents); Source: Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington, D.C. ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu forecasts continued momentum for construction next year, mindful that a “heightened level of uncertainty ...; Created on 05 December 2019
2. ABC underscores leading safety indicators for OSHA audience: (Concrete Currents); ... organizations. Citing ABC’s 2019 Safety Performance Report, an annual assessment of STEP safety management system data, Sizemore outlined the impact on companies’ safety performance of these leading ...; Created on 18 November 2019
3. Merit shops, unions air differences on new apprenticeship programs: (Government Affairs); ... opportunities. However, ABC notes, DOL figures show only 17,748 apprentices having completed federal construction apprenticeship programs in FY2018. That’s about 4 percent of the estimated 440,000 ...; Created on 05 November 2019
4. Multiemployer pension backstop plan advances on Capitol Hill: (Government Affairs); ... project labor agreements (PLA) on taxpayer-funded construction projects, ABC observes. Nonunion contractors, on the other hand, are typically wary of competing for contracts subject to such terms because ...; Created on 28 September 2019
5. Economist measures commercial contractors’ market concerns: (Concrete Currents); ... commercial and industrial construction contractors cause for concern, according to a mid-year economic outlook by ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Given that every expansion in U.S. history has ended ...; Created on 13 August 2019
6. Multiemployer pension backstop plan advances on Capitol Hill: (Concrete Currents); ... so-called responsible contractor laws and government-mandated project labor agreements (PLA) on taxpayer-funded construction projects, ABC observes. Nonunion contractors, on the other hand, are typicall ...; Created on 06 August 2019
7. Survey finds best practices net contractors nearly seven-fold safety gain: (News Scope); ... companies 680 percent safer than the industry average. Report is posted at www.abc.org/spr. “ABC’s fifth annual report on the use of leading indicators, such as substance abuse ...; Created on 15 July 2019
8. Concrete defies construction input price drop: (Concrete Currents); ... represented one of the leading sources of concern among construction executives,” says ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “That was a time of solid global economic growth and the first synchronized worldwide ...; Created on 15 July 2019
9. Union-endorsed apprenticeship program proposal rattles AGC, ABC: (Concrete Currents); ... construction industry for decades,” added ABC CEO Mike Bellaman. “ABC has been a leader in craft training since founding the apprenticeship curriculum developer NCCER nearly 30 years ago, and ABC’s chapter ...; Created on 09 July 2019
10. TRUCKS & COMPONENTS: (Features); ... on the road safer, she adds. Wabco OnGuard uses a bumper-mounted radar unit to track vehicles and objects in the truck’s path, and then automatically applies the brake if the driver doesn’t slow down in ...; Created on 30 May 2019
11. Dusty nonunion rate records skew Davis-Bacon wage schedules: (Government Affairs); ... million following repeal of prevailing wage rules on school construction, according to an Ohio Legislative Service Commission study. Because of their anti-competitive and inflationary impact, ABC notes, ...; Created on 29 May 2019
12. Mixed signals: Commercial project volume vs. overall economy: (Concrete Currents); ... construction backlog is correspondingly elevated,” says ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “While there was a period of weakness in backlog in January, those dynamics, which may very well be seasonal, are ...; Created on 22 May 2019
13. YourPCI: (Features); ... Babcock, Architectural Imageworks LLC, Springfield, Mo. The Kickapoo Performing Arts Center in Springfield, Mo., demonstrates Prestressed Casting’s capacity for architectural and structural precast, and ...; Created on 14 May 2019
14. ORGANIZATIONS - FEBRUARY 2019: (Briefs); ... Inc., was elected chair-elect, and Steve Klessig, Keller Inc. vice president of Architecture and Engineering, was elected secretary. “Strong leadership is indispensable to ABC’s mission to develop people, ...; Created on 25 February 2019
15. Design-build method inches toward 50 percent of nonresidential work: (News Scope); ... yet remained 0.8 percent lower than at the same time in 2017. “For several reasons, such as market volatility, a sense of deep concern has set in recently among many economic stakeholders,” says ABC ...; Created on 12 February 2019
16. Court frowns on Pennsylvania project labor agreement mandate: (Government Affairs); ... employees from building projects in their own communities paid for by their own tax dollars,” says ABC Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck. “This ruling will help ensure the ...; Created on 12 February 2019
17. Unions’ share of U.S. workforce falls farther: (Concrete Currents); ... utilities (20.1 percent), transportation and warehousing (16.7 percent), and telecommunications (15.4 percent). Related article Florida leads ABC Merit Shop index as Michigan climbs, Californi ...; Created on 28 January 2019
18. Florida, Michigan policies merit construction stakeholder attention: (Government Affairs); ... “States like Florida and Michigan have built an environment that allows merit shop construction contractors to thrive,” says ABC Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck. “Prioritizing ...; Created on 19 January 2019
19. Lead economist: Construction employment rises 4 percent year over year: (Concrete Currents); ... remained 0.8 percent lower than at the same time in 2017. “For several reasons, such as market volatility, a sense of deep concern has set in recently among many economic stakeholders,” says ABC ...; Created on 08 January 2019
20. Florida leads ABC Merit Shop index as Michigan climbs, California swoons: (Concrete Currents); Sources: Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The Sunshine State tops the ABC 2018 Merit Shop Scorecard, vaulting from ninth last year on the strength of free enterprise principles, ...; Created on 14 December 2018

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