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Beyond Recruiting: Rethinking the Workforce Shortage

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.

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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Wiring the AI Economy: Construction Spending on Data Centers

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

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.

Creative Cooperation: Pursuing Productive Conflict in Construction

Why choose the path to conflict when we have a choice to pursue a third alternative?

Circle of Influence

Life is all about choices. Franklin Covey teaches us to focus our energy on only the things we can control—and to make smart choices when we do.

Business Owners Beware: Opposing the Faster Labor Contracts Act

Ronald Reagan warned of the danger of these words: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’ New legislation proposed by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pushing the boundaries of government oversight into dangerous territory.

This Magic Moment

During its 75th anniversary year, Associated Builders and Contractors pauses to reflect on a moment in time that cemented ABC’s mission and transformed the U.S. construction industry.

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Beyond Recruiting: Rethinking the Workforce Shortage

Happy Birthday, America!

Wiring the AI Economy: Construction Spending on Data Centers

We Have to Get This Done: Data Centers, Interest Rates and More Primed to Exacerbate Labor Shortage

Creative Cooperation: Pursuing Productive Conflict in Construction

Circle of Influence

Business Owners Beware: Opposing the Faster Labor Contracts Act

This Magic Moment

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