ABC Names 2025 Craft Instructor, Craft Professional and Young Professional of the Year
By ABC
February 26, 2025
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the honorees for the 2025 Construction Workforce Awards: the Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year. These three construction professionals are shaping ...
New Names and Faces: February 2025
By Construction Executive
February 25, 2025
MCCARTHY BUILDING COMPANIES ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP FOR CENTRAL REGION
On Feb. 5, McCarthy Building Companies Inc. announced a new leadership team for its Central Region, positioning a team of internal executive promotions to guide the company’s continued growth and success acr...
Scaling Your Skills: The Path From Expert to Enterprise Builder
By Anne Lackey
February 18, 2025
Imagine a carpenter you know whose custom work has earned a stellar reputation. Attention to detail is extraordinary and clients marvel at the craftsmanship and constantly refer the carpenter to others.
Perhaps he likes the idea of expanding from an individual operation into a b...
All But 3 States Had Construction Unemployment Rates Below 10% in December 2024
By ABC
February 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—The national December 2024 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 5.2%, up 0.8% from December 2023, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The an...
Pressing Questions: Construction Leaders Address the Decade's Top Concerns
By David McMillin
February 6, 2025
As the construction industry rounds the halfway mark of the decade, the rearview looks a bit blurry. In just five short years, a global pandemic upended the way the world works, a supply-chain crisis sent material costs soaring and social justice protests forced leaders to reexam...
ABC To Host National Construction Trade Championships and Management Competition in Las Vegas on Feb. 26
By ABC
February 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—In a few weeks, nearly 200 of the nation’s best construction professionals in trades such as carpentry, electrical, HVAC, millwright, plumbing and welding are set to compete at the premier skilled trades contest in Las Vegas on Feb. 26 at Associated Builders a...
New Names and Faces: December 2024-January 2025
By Construction Executive
January 30, 2025
GRAYCOR PROMOTES DAVE WING TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
On Dec. 3, 2024, Graycor announced that Dave Wing has been promoted from President and COO of the Graycor family of companies to CEO. Wing joined Graycor as a project engineer in 1991 and has been promoted several times throu...
A Record-High 89.7% of U.S. Construction Workers Are Not Union Members
By ABC
January 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28—According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2024 Union Members Summary released today, a record low 10.3% of the U.S. construction industry belongs to a union, a decrease from the prior historic low of 1...
A National Chair’s Work Is Never Done: A Farewell Interview With Buddy Henley
By Grace Calengor
January 27, 2025
A family person first, Henley Construction President and 2024 Associated Builders and Contractors National Chair Buddy Henley has always prioritized his relationships—with his father, daughters, employees, ABC national committee counterparts and chapter members—because he knows p...
Drawing the Future Faces of Construction
By Grace Calengor
January 23, 2025
Construction-themed children’s books have been hitting the scene in recent years, aiming to introduce young people to the wonders of the industry. The National Association of Women in Construction Philadelphia Foundation took that trend one step further. With an interactive spin ...
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