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May-June 2025 Issue

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Unprecedented Times: An Interview Panel With 2025 Top Construction Law Firms

Partners at some of CE’s 2025 Top 50 Construction Law Firms offer perspectives on the state of contract disputes, recent victories worth celebrating and implications of the Trump administration’s changes to the legal landscape.
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Best of the Best: ABC’S 2025 Construction Workforce Awards

One is a veteran who says he’s learned more about leadership by listening than he ever has by talking. Another started out as a craftsman before realizing that his true passion was actually teaching his trade. And the third is a seasoned craft pro who wants his team to know that the sky’s the limit when it comes to their future in the construction industry.
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Lead by Learning: ABC’s 2025 Young Professional of the Year Ray Wallace

With a nearly 10-year U.S. Army career and over 10 years in the construction industry, Ray Wallace knows a thing or two about hard work—and as a testament to that work ethic, the 39-year-old father of three was recently named ABC’s 2025 Young Professional of the Year.
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Going the Extra Mile: ABC’s 2025 Craft Instructor of the Year Derek Robbins

ABC’s 2025 Craft Instructor of the Year Derek Robbins ‘Teaching kind of found me. Looking back now, that road seems like a no-brainer for me.’
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‘It’s Just How I Live’: ABC's 2025 Craft Professional of the Year, Chris Weaver

Craft Professional Chris Weaver: ‘I want to leave this industry better than I found it. That means teaching, empowering and always pushing for excellence.’
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Mind, Body and Soul: A Holistic Approach to Workplace Health

Construction companies are investing in a whole-person approach to health with initiatives that focus on their employees’ mental, physical, personal and professional wellbeing.
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The Age of Uncertainty: Monitoring Construction Policy Shifts

By the time this article is read, it may be largely irrelevant. Policy is shifting daily, market volatility is acute and general economic instability is making risky what has generally been a rather strong postpandemic construction marketplace.
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It’s All Relative: The Importance of Building and Maintaining Relationships in Construction

By Chad Prinkey

In a world where relationships seem to be taking a backseat to digital “connectedness,” executives from a recent Associated Builders and Contractors’ panel discussion agree that where construction is concerned, rapport still matters.

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Breaking the Stigma: ABC Cares Foundation’s New Mental Health App

By Sonny Maken

The ABC Cares Foundation’s new mental health app is transforming psychological wellness in construction.

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Technology
Park and Play: Building the New Legoland Park

By Ken Budd

McCarthy Building Companies is using new technology and its vast experience to build a unique parking structure at Carlsbad, California’s Legoland park.

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An Apple a Day: Carhartt's Inaugural Steel Apple Awards

By Grace Calengor

Carhartt’s inaugural Steel Apple Awards honor teachers in the construction industry with $10,000, and their students with brand new gear.

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Culture
New Kids on the Block: NAWIC's Block Kids Competition

By Jordan LeGras

The National Association of Women in Construction Philadelphia Foundation is welcoming kids to the construction zone and putting their creativity to the test in the ultimate kid-friendly construction showdown.

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