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Merit Shop Apprenticeship Program Enrollment Up 60%, Growing Faster Than Unions

by ABC | Aug 20, 2026
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“The DOL data show that ABC and merit shop contractors are leading the industry in growing both registered apprenticeship programs and innovative new workforce development pipelines.”

Recruit, Retain and Celebrate: How Women at BELL Construction Are Influencing Future Members of the Workforce

by Construction Executive | Aug 19, 2026
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While both Fleetwood and Higginbotham considered entering construction long before they actually did, what was it about this industry that enticed them?

ABC Celebrates First Meta America’s Workforce Academy (Fiber Tech) Graduation

by Construction Executive | Aug 12, 2026
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In just four weeks, over 55 graduates from Indiana and Ohio earned an industry-recognized credential as fiber technicians.

Nonresidential Construction Maintains Hiring Momentum in July

by ABC | Aug 11, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Commercial | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Markets | Public | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Nonresidential construction employment continued to expand at a healthy pace in July.

Out of Office: When Internal Workforce Relocation Is Appropriate for Construction Projects

by Construction Executive | Aug 4, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Culture | Leadership | Organization Culture | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Instead of hiring new talent from an ever-shrinking labor pool, find a new place for the talent your company already has.

new names and faces

New Names and Faces: July 2026

by Construction Executive | Jul 31, 2026
Top Story | Award Winners | Business | Business Development | Careers | Culture | Executive Profiles | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | People | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

A new office location, a safety award, leadership team expansions and more color the month of July for ABC member company professionals.

Closing Construction’s Widening Workforce Experience Gap With AI

by Ben Coffman | Jul 31, 2026
Top Story | Artificial Intelligence | Careers | Education | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Technology | Training | Workforce | Young Professionals

Software that can close the knowledge gap adequately prepares new estimators with the skills needed to do the job on their own if the software fails.

Turning a Construction Career Into a Technology Career

by Construction Executive | Jul 21, 2026
Technology | Careers | Culture | Diversity | Education | Leadership | Organization Culture | People | Top Story | Workforce

Sarah Lawrence and Danielle Lucas have broken into and are leading two male-dominated sectors: construction and technology.

Merit Shop Apprenticeship Program Enrollment Up 60%, Growing Faster Than Unions

Turning a Construction Career Into a Technology Career

new names and faces

New Names and Faces: June 2026

Nonresidential Construction Adds Healthy 19,000 Jobs in April

Josh Welton, wearing a welding mask while working on a fully welded construction hard hat for Sache Construction's Hard Hats for Detroit annual art auction.

Industrial Canvas: Turning Hard Hats Into Artwork

Mentoring the Future of the Engineering Workforce