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Fight for Your Right: Effects of FAR Final Rule on Construction

by Michael Altman | Sep 3, 2026
Washington Update | ABCs | Business | Business Development | Departments | Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Project Delivery | Regulations | Top Story

Competition on federal construction projects continues to get tighter due to a recent Federal Acquisition Regulation final rule.
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Beyond Recruiting: Rethinking the Workforce Shortage

by Michael D. Bellaman | Sep 2, 2026
CEO Insights | ABCs | Careers | Departments | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

Solving construction’s workforce shortage requires a new approach to developing the next generation of craft professionals—and a new partnership between ABC and Meta aims to make that happen.
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Arbitration Nation: Opposing the FLCA

by Kristen Swearingen | Jun 18, 2026
ABCs | Business | Business Intelligence | Contracts | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Markets | Policy | Regulations | Washington Update

Proposed legislation would let federally appointed arbitrators impose binding private-sector labor contracts if unions and employers fail to reach agreement within accelerated timelines.
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Happy Birthday, America!

by Michael D. Bellaman | Jun 18, 2026
CEO Insights | ABCs | Department

After a lifetime of traveling and working around the world, I have come to appreciate more deeply the freedoms, opportunities and values that make the United States exceptional—and why we should never take them for granted.
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Data Center Debate: The Effect of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge

by Kristen Swearingen | Mar 27, 2026
Washington Update | ABCs | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Data Analytics | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Policy | Regulations | Technology | Top Story

AI demand is fueling a surge in data center construction—and attracting growing scrutiny from lawmakers over power, costs and labor policy.
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Wiring the AI Economy: Construction Spending on Data Centers

by Michael D. Bellaman | Mar 26, 2026
CEO Insights | ABCs | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Business Intelligence | Data Analytics | Economy | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Policy | Recruitment | Technology | Top Story | Workforce

Explosive growth in data center construction is straining labor markets, reshaping policy debates and accelerating technology adoption across the construction industry.
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We Have to Get This Done: Data Centers, Interest Rates and More Primed to Exacerbate Labor Shortage

by Michael D. Bellaman | Feb 11, 2026
ABCs | Business | CEO Insights | Department | Economy | Markets | Recruitment | Residential | Retention | Workforce

ABC’s latest workforce shortage analysis should be a wake-up call to Congress and the impetus for implementation of a market-based worker visa system.
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Return of the Quorum: New NLRB Confirmations Secure Quorum and General Counsel

by Vance Walter | Feb 10, 2026
Washington Update | ABCs | Department | Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Regulations

A new era is emerging for the National Labor Relations Board following a recently approved en bloc nominations package from the U.S. Senate.
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