Construction Backlog Indicator Plummets in July
The South remains the only region with larger backlog than one year ago.
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ABC Celebrates First Meta America’s Workforce Academy (Fiber Tech) Graduation
In just four weeks, over 55 graduates from Indiana and Ohio earned an industry-recognized credential as fiber technicians.
ABC Applauds Confirmation of Macy and Prouty to NLRB
On Friday, August 7, the U.S. Senate confirmed James Macy and David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board.
Nonresidential Construction Maintains Hiring Momentum in July
Nonresidential construction employment continued to expand at a healthy pace in July.
June Nonresidential Construction Spending Up on Strength of Data Centers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3—National nonresidential construction spending rose 0.1% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending [...]
Construction Job Openings Increase By 14,000 in June, Up 36% Year Over Year
ABC’s Construction Confidence Indicator shows that the average contractor expects rising revenues and employment over the next six months
Building on Water: How Central Builders Leveraged Connected Construction to Conquer a Complex Jobsite
Data siloing can cause more than project lag time on complex projects—information blindness and miscommunication can be dire.
A New Vision for AI: Construction Design-Review Platform Lends Extra Eye to Image Analysis
Don’t confuse AI with LLMs. Construction's highest value problems are visual and computer vision work is emerging as the solution.
