At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs, are still failing to meet the construction...
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.
Input prices for new nonresidential construction rose 0.5% February, not seasonally adjusted, following a revised 0.7% increase in January, according producer price index (PPI)...
The recent executive order on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring has sparked national conversations about the role of diversity in the workforce. While the order shifts...
WASHINGTON, March 11—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.3 months in February, according to an ABC member...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,310,000 in February, a gain of 19,000 from January and 174,000 (2.1%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...
The following article was authored by Chris Tomlinson and originally published in the Houston Chronicle. Reprinted with permission.Memo To Border Czar Tom Homan and Gov. Greg...
National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census...
Last week, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), introduced the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act and the Connecting Small Businesses with Career...
Steel prices continue to rise sharply. On Thursday, a reader sent the following list of increases announced in January and February: tube up $350 per ton (4 increases); plate, $...
