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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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‘What Great Owners Do’: New Report Links Owner Behavior to Project Success

by Jordan LeGras@abc.org | Sep 2, 2026
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Culture | Departments | Leadership | Organization Culture | Top Story | Workforce

A new industry report argues that project success depends as much on owner behavior as contractor performance—and outlines five practices that help create better outcomes for everyone.

July Nonresidential Construction Spending Growth Entirely Due to Data Centers

by ABC | Sep 1, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Economy | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery

Spending was down on a monthly basis in 8 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories.

Move on From Heroic Construction Project Operation Models

by Construction Executive | Sep 1, 2026
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Productivity | Project Delivery | Top Story

As contractors scale across more sites, fragmented systems and inconsistent processes are making it harder to maintain visibility into spend, vendors and decision-making.

The 5% Problem: What Separates Winning Bidders From Everyone Else

by J.B. Peters | Aug 27, 2026
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery | Top Story

Missed it by that much: Losing a bid by a narrow margin doesn't always point to budget problems.

The ROI of Estimating Accuracy in Preconstruction

by Aaron Kivett | Aug 21, 2026
Top Story | Accounting | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery

Consistently estimating accurately builds confidence, speeds up bidding and positions your company to win more profitable projects.

How Joint Ventures Are Redefining Delivery of America’s Biggest Construction Projects

by Kimberly Burke | Aug 19, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Productivity | Project Delivery

The demands placed on a single general contractor to deliver monumental projects have led companies to adopt a collaboration-based delivery model.

Construction Materials Prices Flat in July, Up 7.4% From a Year Ago

by ABC | Aug 14, 2026
Top Story | Accounting | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Commercial | Economy | Equipment | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Markets | Productivity | Tools

Overall construction input prices are 7.4% higher than one year ago.
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