No recession in 2025? Anirban Basu seems optimistic about the state of the construction economy at year's end.
News Briefs: December 2024
The evolution of the equipment finance industry and the decline of college enrollment.
ABC Turns 75!
On the eve of Associated Builders and Contractors’ 75th anniversary, we take a pause to reflect and look forward.
Analyze and Control Your Construction Project Gain/Fade
Are you leaving money on the table? Every construction project is unique, so how does a company executing it estimate for optimal gain/fade margins?
Setting the Stage for Growth
Will 2025 be the year that construction can turn the page and transition into a more sustainable path for growth?
Storms Suppress Nonresidential Construction Spending in October
Devastation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton still lingers, affecting nonresidential construction spending.
Office Spending Has Taken a Huge Hit
It’s no secret that the pandemic and the rise of remote work fundamentally altered the demand for office space. What will that empty space look like going forward?
New Construction Takes a Backseat to Reconstruction
Following a gangbuster year in 2023, spending on the construction of nonresidential buildings is estimated to slow to a more modest pace of growth of just over 7% this year. Next year, gains in spending [...]











