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Winning With the One Big Beautiful Bill: How Contractors Can Build a Plan for Success
Reassess where you construction company stands one year after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed.
What Construction Attorneys Do and When Contractors Need Them
Construction projects move quickly, and for contractors, the right legal guidance can mean the difference between protecting payment, controlling risk and losing leverage when disputes arise.
Trusting the Pipeline: Supporting Early-Career Construction Talent
DFI’s Educational Trust is supporting the next generation of professionals in deep foundations with scholarships and grants to jumpstart their opportunities in the field.
Excellence in Action: ABC’s 2026 Construction Workforce Awards
The 2026 recipients of ABC’s Construction Workforce Awards.
Brasfield & Gorrie’s Virnetta Woodbury
Virnetta Woodbury is a project manager at Brasfield & Gorrie, but she goes above and beyond her job description, authoring a children’s career workbook.
When Buildings Forget: Digital Data Siloing
Critical infrastructure data is vanishing after project handover—costing billions and exposing a systemic flaw in how the built environment tracks, preserves and connects its own history.
Arbitration Nation: Opposing the FLCA
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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Inside Construction’s Highest-Performing Projects
A new analysis of ABC Excellence in Construction™ project data reveals how value-based procurement, preconstruction services, technology adoption and safety leadership are driving industry-leading performance in schedule, budget and jobsite outcomes across every major market sector.
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New Names and Faces: June 2026
Executive from OpenAI joins Clayco board, Owen-Ames-Kimball welcomes their annual group of summer interns and more.
DOL’s Retreat on Davis-Bacon Expansion Welcome, But Full Repeal Is Needed
“In a victory for the construction industry, taxpayers and the rule of law, yesterday’s order recognizes the illegality of former President Joe Biden’s efforts to expand Davis-Bacon requirements beyond the scope Congress set out."
Data Center Demand Drives Construction
Contractors are increasingly pursuing work tied to power generation, utilities and site preparation as tech companies race to expand AI capacity nationwide.
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Construction Futures: June 2026 Economic Roundup
What We Learned in June: Construction Shows Small Signs of Momentum, Risks Remain The construction industry has experienced an uptick in hiring and growing backlog in recent months, yet input price escalation and reemerging signs of labor shortages could put pressure...
Jobsite Security Risks Rise
TrueLook’s 2026 State of Construction Site Security Report reveals jobsite break-ins are on the rise.
Distribution Center, Served Hot: Le Creuset’s New Location
Despite saturated soil, a remote location and an aggressive schedule, Frampton Construction completed Le Creuset’s new South Carolina campus in just 12 months through careful coordination, creative problem-solving and a trusted client partnership.
Hiring Holds Steady: Construction Workforce Weathers Economic Turbulence
Construction unemployment remained relatively low across most of the country in March despite mounting economic pressures.
Build a Court, Give a Court: Dallas Business Founder’s Philanthropy and Construction Efforts Culminate in World Cup Spotlight
Founder of NexCourt—a Dallas-based sport-court company—has been donating his efforts for decades. Now, his work will be on the world stage.
Hiring Holds Steady: Construction Workforce Weathers Economic Turbulence
Construction unemployment remained relatively low across most of the country in March despite mounting economic pressures.
Advancing Jobsite Safety Through Culture, Comfort and Worker Engagement
As jobsites grow more complex and performance expectations rise, safety is being reframed as a cultural and organizational responsibility.
Built to Teach: ABC’s 2026 Craft Instructor of the Year Tatton Kilmer
“I get to help and be a part of these individuals’ lives changing like what happened for me when I was an apprentice.”
Trusting the Pipeline: Supporting Early-Career Construction Talent
DFI’s Educational Trust is supporting the next generation of professionals in deep foundations with scholarships and grants to jumpstart their opportunities in the field.
Keep Looking Forward: ABC’s 2026 Craft Professional of the Year Jason White
Adapt. Modify. Overcome. Jason White has followed that motto for his entire career in construction, and it has led him to earning ABC’s 2026 Craft Professional of the Year Award.
Safety Is Personal: ABC’s 2026 Health and Safety Professional of the Year Jenny Ferdinand-Stong
“It does not matter your title or your experience. If it’s your first day, you are a safety leader.”
New Names and Faces: May 2026
From new CEO promotions to CEO retirements to award winners and board of director appointments, the month of May saw lots of moves in the construction career sector.
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Advancing Jobsite Safety Through Culture, Comfort and Worker Engagement
As jobsites grow more complex and performance expectations rise, safety is being reframed as a cultural and organizational responsibility.
Improve Somatic Awareness to Increase Construction Workforce Safety
Train your brain to be resilient to everyday stressors and improve your jobsite safety culture.
Proactive, Measurable Construction Safety Systems Work: ABC Testifies to Congress on Workforce Protections
Cianbro’s Patrick Sughrue testifies in front of Congress; references ABC’s 2026 Health and Safety Performance Report and STEP.
New Law Prompts ABC Minnesota/North Dakota to Design New Telecommunications Safety Training Program
ABC Minnesota/North Dakota creates first-of-its-kind program for telecommunications installer safety training.
Risk Management for Data Center Construction and Operation
The U.S. currently leads the world in data center development—which introduces a unique set of insurance challenges.
Preventing Common and Costly Water Intrusion Events in Construction
Water, especially when you can’t see it, can cause serious and costly damage to buildings.
Modular Construction Brings Ample Advantages—and Unique Risks
The operational benefits of modular construction have their own risks, too.
Limitations of Liability Provisions in Construction Contracts: A Means to Manage Risk and Limit Financial Exposure
Specific construction risks can be limited through an LOL clause—that’s limitation of liability.
DOL’s Retreat on Davis-Bacon Expansion Welcome, But Full Repeal Is Needed
“In a victory for the construction industry, taxpayers and the rule of law, yesterday’s order recognizes the illegality of former President Joe Biden’s efforts to expand Davis-Bacon requirements beyond the scope Congress set out.”
Contractor Dispute Resolution Framework and Prevention
Contractor disputes rarely begin with a single major failure—they emerge when unclear expectations, inconsistent documentation and unresolved operational friction compound across the lifecycle of a project.
New Law Prompts ABC Minnesota/North Dakota to Design New Telecommunications Safety Training Program
ABC Minnesota/North Dakota creates first-of-its-kind program for telecommunications installer safety training.
Study Shows Nonunion Construction Workers Built the GOP Coalition
New Harris Poll survey results from six battleground states reveal a midterm wake-up call for Trump.
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The AI Accountability Gap
AI is becoming pervasive in every industry, including construction. But fast innovation and adoption leaves gaps in oversight.
The Future of Preconstruction: Looking Ahead to 2030
Preconstruction has changed dramatically over the past decade. What was once a fragmented, manual process driven by spreadsheets and email threads is now far more collaborative, data‑driven and technology‑enabled. Yet despite this progress, preconstruction is still in the early stages of transformation.
Practical Technology Upgrades for Construction Firms to Improve Efficiency
Discover how construction companies can take advantage of technological advancements like artificial intelligence, enterprise resource planning programs, drone technology and modeling software to boost efficiency and drive growth.
Hands Off, Hard Hats On: Autonomous Construction Technology Takes Over
From AI-powered equipment to remote operation, autonomous technology is poised to reshape construction—expanding the workforce, redefining roles and giving early adopters a competitive edge.
Predict Risk, Not Incidents: A New Analytics Framework for Your Construction Safety Data
A new analytics framework transforms routine safety data into an early-warning system—giving construction leaders a real-time read on where risk is building before anyone gets hurt.
The Role of Ergonomics in Preventing Soft Tissue Injuries Caused by Heavy Equipment Handling
Here’s how contractors can use the principle of ergonomics in protecting their workforce.
How to Make the Most of Your Water Truck on the Jobsite
From fire prevention to road maintenance, water trucks on the jobsite might be some of the most important—yet most overlooked—pieces of construction equipment.
Heads or Tails: Deloitte’s 2026 Construction Industry Outlook
A new report from Deloitte, “2026 Engineering and Construction Industry Outlook,” identifies significant headwinds facing the industry in 2026.
Trusting the Pipeline: Supporting Early-Career Construction Talent
DFI’s Educational Trust is supporting the next generation of professionals in deep foundations with scholarships and grants to jumpstart their opportunities in the field.
Inside Construction’s Highest-Performing Projects
A new analysis of ABC Excellence in Construction™ project data reveals how value-based procurement, preconstruction services, technology adoption and safety leadership are driving industry-leading performance in schedule, budget and jobsite outcomes across every major market sector.
ABC’s Construction Backlog Surges in May, Contractor Confidence Slips
“The way this boom is disproportionately benefiting larger contractors helps to explain why contractor confidence slipped in May even as backlog continued to climb.”
Closeout: Whimsy and Wonder
Meow Wolf just opened a fantastical, interactive new tourist attraction in Houston.
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Construction Executive’s 2026 Mid-Year Construction Economic Update and Forecast
Join ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu on July 8 at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) for the 2026 Mid-Year Construction Economic Update and Forecast.
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In today’s volatile construction market, weak job and cash forecasting has become a business risk—impacting margins, liquidity, and lender confidence. Join Dodge Construction Network’s Sarah Martin and Western Allied Mechanical’s Ally Tinebra for a practical, playbook-driven session on strengthening forecast accuracy, improving visibility, and building more resilient financial performance.
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Construction Executive’s 2026 Q1 Construction Economic Update and Forecast
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