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  • Federal Court Orders Long Island Contractors to Pay Nearly $1M in Back Wages, Damages
    BELLPORT, N.Y. (Dec. 9 2021) — Three New York concrete supply and construction companies and their owner, who schemed for 3 years to deny overtime pay to 99 laborers, have been ordered
    Read More →: Federal Court Orders Long Island Contractors to Pay Nearly $1M in Back Wages, Damages

  • AIA Reports Design Firms Have Room to Grow in Technology Adoption
    WASHINGTON (Dec. 8, 2021) — A new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is providing insights on how architecture firms view technology adoption and how firm culture impacts technology management. The
    Read More →: AIA Reports Design Firms Have Room to Grow in Technology Adoption

  • Construction Adds 31,000 Jobs In November
    ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 6, 2021) — Construction employment increased by 31,000 jobs between October and November as nonresidential construction firms added workers for the third month in a row, according to
    Read More →: Construction Adds 31,000 Jobs In November

  • Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases Nearly 1% in October
    WASHINGTON (Dec. 1, 2021) — National nonresidential construction spending was up 0.9% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. On a
    Read More →: Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases Nearly 1% in October

  • Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to Increase Jan. 30, 2022
    WASHINGTON (Nov. 22, 2021) — The United States Department of Labor has finalized regulations to implement Executive Order 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors,” which was signed by President Biden
    Read More →: Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to Increase Jan. 30, 2022

  • Construction Business Owner Magazine & Extracker Present Webinar: ‘How Improved Change Order Communication Can Reduce Risk for all Stakeholders’
    Birmingham, Ala. (Nov. 23, 2021) — Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with Extracker. The live, online event,
    Read More →: Construction Business Owner Magazine & Extracker Present Webinar: ‘How Improved Change Order Communication Can Reduce Risk for all Stakeholders’

  • Associated Builders & Contractors Announces 2022 National Chair, Executive Committee
    WASHINGTON (Nov. 22, 2021) — Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Board of Directors has elected Stephanie Schmidt, president of Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pennsylvania, as the 2022 ABC national chair of the
    Read More →: Associated Builders & Contractors Announces 2022 National Chair, Executive Committee

  • Associated Builders & Contractors Publishes Inaugural Construction Technology Report
    WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2021) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its inaugural Tech Report, a study of the innovative technology and tools that ABC contractor members are using on jobsites to
    Read More →: Associated Builders & Contractors Publishes Inaugural Construction Technology Report

  • Demand for Design Services Moderates but Remains Strong
    WASHINGTON (Nov. 17, 2021) — Architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services in October, according to a report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). The ABI score for October was
    Read More →: Demand for Design Services Moderates but Remains Strong

  • The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Signed Into Law, Mitch Landrieu to Coordinate
    WASHINGTON (Nov. 17, 2021) — Now that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has been officially signed into law, contractors and construction businesses nationwide are preparing to tackle the influx of
    Read More →: The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Signed Into Law, Mitch Landrieu to Coordinate

  • Total Construction Starts Soar in October
    HAMILTON, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2021) — Total construction starts pushed 16% higher in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.01 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts
    Read More →: Total Construction Starts Soar in October

  • Historic Core Infrastructure Bill Signed Into Law, National Utility Contractors Association Responds
    FAIRFAX, Va. (Nov. 16, 2021) —  In a well-attended White House ceremony, President Joe Biden signed into law on Nov. 15 the historic core infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
    Read More →: Historic Core Infrastructure Bill Signed Into Law, National Utility Contractors Association Responds

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