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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... companies 680 percent safer than the industry average.
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“ABC’s fifth annual report on the use of leading indicators, such as substance abuse ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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, ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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, ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... “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 ...
... 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 ...
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, ...