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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 input prices declined 1.2% in October on a monthly basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer...
In the world of business and life, collaboration is key to success. In construction, owners, architects, contractors, and skilled professionals all play pivotal roles in turning...
The Dodge Momentum Index increased 1% in October from September but slumped 8% year-over-year (y/y), Dodge Construction Network reported on Tuesday. The index is “a...
The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
“Through their illegal workers compensation payroll and insurance fraud scheme, these individuals sought to defraud the U.S. government and undercut legitimate private businesses...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,033,000 in October, a gain of 23,000 from September and 219,000 (2.8%) year-over-year (y/y), according to AGC’s ...
The construction industry had 431,000 job openings on the last day of September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
The hotel construction market appears to be doing well. “The total U.S. construction pipeline stands at 5,704 projects/672,676 rooms, up 7% year-over-year (y/y) by projects and...
Testifying on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business last week, Mario Burgos, chief strategy officer, Prairie Band LLC,...