Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed July 16, 2025
Contractor to Congress: ABC Safety System Demonstrates Cultural Transformation in Construction
Kevin Sell, senior manager of corporate development of Kwest Group, testified on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the role that programs like ABC's STEP Health and Safety Management System play in creating meaningful pathways between the construction industry and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration....
ABC - Mon July 07, 2025
ABC Celebrates the One Big Beautiful Bill Becoming Law
Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, delivering historic tax relief to the United States construction industry and Main Street businesses nationwide....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed February 19, 2025
ABC Names 2025 Top Performing U.S. Construction Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors announced its 2025 Top Performers lists, recognizing its contractor members' outstanding achievements in safety, quality, inclusion, project excellence and special designations ranked by number of hours worked....
ABC - Mon January 27, 2025
ABC: Construction Industry Must Attract 439,000 Workers in 2025
The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 439,000 net new workers in 2025 to meet anticipated demand for construction services, according to a proprietary model developed and released today by Associated Builders and Contractors....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon January 06, 2025
ABC To Celebrate 75 Years of Building America at ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas
Associated Builders and Contractors announced that the association will turn 75 on June 1, 2025. To commemorate the milestone, ABC and its members will gather at several commemorative events, beginning with ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu January 02, 2025
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Dips 0.1% in November, Flat Year Over Year
National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.1 percent in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.234 trillion....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Wed November 20, 2024
ABC 2025 National Chair, Executive Committee Announced
Associated Builders and Contractors announced that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, Ala., was elected 2025 chair of ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association's annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz....
ABC - Mon October 07, 2024
Veteran Association Executive John Mielke Joins ABC as Senior Director of Apprenticeship
Associated Builders and Contractors has named John Mielke as its senior director of apprenticeship. The former ABC Wisconsin chapter president will provide strategic direction, transformational leadership and innovative education solutions to ABC's 67 chapters and 23,000 members and their apprenticeship trusts nationwide....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu June 13, 2024
ABC: Construction Materials Prices Decrease in May for First Time Since December
Construction input prices decreased 0.9 percent in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index data released June 13....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon June 10, 2024
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Adds 17,100 Jobs in May
The construction industry added 21,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 251,000 jobs, an increase of 3.1 percent....
