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Home » Topic » Business » Project Delivery

Contractors’ Backlog Falls Sharply in May

by ABC | Jun 11, 2025
Business | Commercial | Industrial | Markets | Productivity | Project Delivery

While ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator fell in May 2025, it is up since this time last year.

Construction Backlog Indicator Inches Lower in February, Contractor Confidence Remains Elevated

by ABC | Mar 12, 2025
Business | Productivity | Project Delivery

While ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator fell in February 2025, it is up slightly year-over-year.

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Increases, Contractors Remain Confident

by ABC | Feb 13, 2025
Business | Business Development | Productivity | Project Delivery

The ABC Construction Backlog Indicator is back on the rise, supporting contractors' unwavering confidence.

Accelerated Learning: Phelps Turns a 12-Story Office Into a School in Six Months

by Ken Budd | Jan 31, 2025
Business | Departments | Institutional | Markets | Project Delivery | Public

Phelps Construction Group renovated a 12-story office building for a Kindle Education public charter school—and they did it really, really fast.

How Startup Tech Is Helping Heal the Construction Supply Chain

by Mateo Zimmermann | Jan 21, 2025
Business | Productivity | Project Delivery | Project Management | Technology

The construction supply chain has begun to heal, but some startups and tech companies are looking to help expedite that process.

Visual Scheduling Technology Is Aiding Construction Project Productivity in 2025

by Construction Executive | Jan 16, 2025
Artificial Intelligence | BIM | Business | Productivity | Project Delivery | Project Management | Technology

Visual construction scheduling is emerging as a primary technology for project productivity in 2025.

Analyze and Control Your Construction Project Gain/Fade

by LeAnne Goode | Dec 10, 2024
Business | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery

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?

Storms Suppress Nonresidential Construction Spending in October

by ABC | Dec 4, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance | Productivity | Project Delivery

Devastation from Hurricanes Helene and Milton still lingers, affecting nonresidential construction spending.
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