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Reshaping the Industry

Three actions are necessary to build a thriving, profitable and durable construction industry:

  • Acceptance.  Recognize current situations and challenges and accept they are real.
  • Leadership.  Embrace core values and principles as innovators and leaders.
  • Solutions.  Collaborate among owners, contractors and workforce for solutions.
What challenges is the construction industry facing?  What principles, like sustainable value and social responsibility, should industry leaders embrace?  Where will the solutions come from?
Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, rose from August 2022 in 223 (62%) of the 358 metro areas (including divisions of larger metros) for which BLS posts ...
Associated Builders and Contractors recently announced the members of its 2023-2024 Tech Alliance—a consortium of firms that create construction technology and innovative...
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from August 2022 to August 2023 in 45 states and the District of Columbia and declined in five states, according to AGC’s ...
There are many sources of funding for healthcare needs and a new round of funding allocations was announced recently. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers several...
The producer price index (PPI) for material and service inputs to new nonresidential construction rose 1.1%, not seasonally adjusted, from July to August, propelled by a 34.6%...
Associated Builders and Contractors reported Sptemeber 12  that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 9.2 months in August, down 0.1 month, according to an ABC...
The search for workers remains nearly as challenging as a year ago, according to results from the 2023 AGC of America-Autodesk Workforce Survey, which AGC posted on...
A less known and often overlooked federal program, the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), continually provides millions in funding to support projects that upgrade, repair, or...
The construction industry added 22,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...