
New Kids on the Block: NAWIC's Block Kids Competition
By Jordan LeGras
June 16, 2025
Every November on the first Saturday of the month, the NAWIC Philadelphia Foundation brings together 30 industry volunteers to guide more than 100 children through a hands-on construction competition and interactive trade show activities. During the competition, students in first...

The Jobsite or the Four Seasons? Modern Amenities on a Construction Site
By Stephen Shang
June 13, 2025
The construction industry is staring down a labor shortage of 439,000 workers in 2025. And that’s just to keep up with demand.
Add to the challenge a shrinking labor pipeline, with more than 25% of construction workers expected to hit retirement age in the next decade. The forei...

ABC 2025 Careers in Construction Awards
By Construction Executive
June 9, 2025
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPETITION
A record 34 teams of undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the country participated in this year’s CMC, with each one completing a construction-management project that involved a state-of-the-art, 30,000-square-foot gymn...

‘It’s Just How I Live’: ABC's 2025 Craft Professional of the Year, Chris Weaver
By Maggie Murphy
June 9, 2025
When Chris Weaver first stepped onto a jobsite as an electrical apprentice fresh out of high school, he didn’t see it as just a job. He saw it as an opportunity. Over the last 21 years, that opportunity has transformed into a thriving career marked by leadership, mentorship and a...

Going the Extra Mile: ABC’s 2025 Craft Instructor of the Year Derek Robbins
By Jordan LeGras
June 9, 2025
For Derek Robbins, becoming an HVAC director and sheet metal instructor was never part of the plan. “Teaching kind of found me. Looking back now, that road seems like a no-brainer for me,” he says.
While the road to discovering his passion for teaching was under construction for...

Lead by Learning: ABC’s 2025 Young Professional of the Year Ray Wallace
By Grace Calengor
June 9, 2025
“Hey, let’s roll.” This is what Sarah Wallace—a military spouse, mother of three and wife to ABC’s 2025 Young Professional of the Year, Ray Wallace—said in 2021 when she learned her family would be moving…again. The couple, who married following Wallace’s second deployment, have ...

Best of the Best: ABC’S 2025 Construction Workforce Awards
By Construction Executive
June 9, 2025
These industry-leading professionals are the 2025 recipients of ABC’s Construction Workforce Awards, presented at ABC Convention 2025 in February. Each year, the CWAs honor individuals who have played a critical role in shaping the future of the industry in three categories:
You...

Nonresidential Construction Adds 11,300 Jobs in May
By ABC
June 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 6—The construction industry added 4,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 126,000 jobs, an incr...

Why Construction Relationships Need a Trust Thermostat
By Ana C. Barajas
June 6, 2025
Construction projects are notorious for being unpredictable. One day everything’s humming along, the next day a contractor is delayed, a payment is disputed, and the timeline takes a hit. For an industry built on precision and planning, it’s ironic how often progress is derailed—...

Executive Insights 2025: Leaders in Construction Law
By Construction Executive
June 4, 2025
How does incorporating dispute resolution into a contract along with procedures to encourage transparency and collaboration among parties help
when an issue arises?
Bryan Thomas
Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Dispute provisions should be designed to encourage transpar...
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Manifest Destiny: How a New Assessment Is Helping Construction Workers Control Their Career Paths
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