New Davis-Bacon Rule Will Devastate Small Construction Contractors Working on Federal Contracts Testifying on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business today, Mario Burgos, chief strategy officer, Prairie Band LLC,...

Construction input prices increased 0.2% in September 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 today. Nonresidential construction input prices...

Oct. 6—The construction industry added 11,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 217,000...

The Ohio State University’s Construction Systems Management program is actively seeking to create 2023/2024 mentor-mentee pairings, and they are looking for industry volunteers for mentors. From the program’s Industry Advisory Committee: Plan to meet with students at...

On Sept. 25, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new initiative, the Respirable Crystalline Silica Focused Inspection Initiative in the Engineered Stone Fabrication and Installation Industries. The initiative...