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The construction industry is facing a workforce emergency. According to a recent estimate by Associated Builders and Contractors, U.S. firms must hire 439,000 new workers in 2025 to meet labor demands. This shortfall compounds an existing skills gap that’s already straining proje...

A four-legged yellow robot named Spot walks across reddish-brown dirt at the jobsite for HITT Contracting’s new headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. His narrow frame resembles a greyhound (though one without a head) and his flat back carries cartographic imaging equipment. Spo...

What should contractors consider when choosing a new accounting firm? Joseph Natarelli National Construction Leader CBIZ The most important thing is first-hand industry experience. There are many unique facets of the industry that make experience invaluable, from applying the ...

After a wildfire, the air is thick with smoke and the scent of burnt vegetation—remnants of a once vibrant landscape now reduced to charred earth. The rebuilding process includes assessing fire risks and implementing strategies to improve resilience against future wildfires. But ...

Contractors today face a number of challenges: residual effects of ongoing inflation and elevated cost of capital due to a higher interest rate environment; the impact of tariffs driving up the cost of materials; and a tight labor market making it challenging to hire skilled work...

Construction Executive, ABC and the construction industry at large mourn together the passing of Mark Casso, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. As president of the Construction Industry Round Table, a Washington-based association of U.S. and global design and co...

WASHINGTON, July 16—Kevin Sell, senior manager of corporate development at Kwest Group, Perrysburg, Ohio, testified on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the role that p...

Founded in the 1960s and now a third-generation-run company, Windsor Door has deep roots in its community. In 2023, it found new places to spread those roots and ways to strengthen its community: through inclusivity and sport. Since 2000, Miracle League has been spreading love ...

We’ve all done it at one time or another—overpromising on the completion date of finishing a project, a report, a chore, virtually any type of commitment you can name. The reasons are almost limitless: starting too late, wanting to impress someone or appease their anger, or simpl...

Burr & Forman Opens Offices in D.C. and Chicago On June 2, Burr & Forman LLP announced the opening of its Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, offices and the expansion of its Government Contracts practice. The offices and practice will be helmed by leading government contra...