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  • ABC Cancels 2020 Convention
    WASHINGTON—Associated Builders and Contractors announced the cancellation of ABC Convention 2020, which was scheduled for August 17-19 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, which includes the National Craft Championships, Construction Management Competition and National
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  • House-Approved $1.5T Infrastructure Bill Moves to Senate: What’s Inside
    Last week, the United States House of Representatives approved a climate-friendly $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan that would allocate billions of dollars to addressing ever-increasing issues with roads and bridges, transit systems,
    Read More →: House-Approved $1.5T Infrastructure Bill Moves to Senate: What’s Inside

  • Nonresidential Construction Recovered 56% of Jobs Lost Since March Employment Report
    WASHINGTON—National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.9% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the United States Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, spending totaled $812.5
    Read More →: Nonresidential Construction Recovered 56% of Jobs Lost Since March Employment Report

  • 329 Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs In May As Survey Highlights Dangers Workers Will Face In Highway Work Zones
    Construction employment increased in 329 out of 358 metro areas between April and May as a new survey finds that two-thirds of highway construction firms had at least one crash in the past year at
    Read More →: 329 Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs In May As Survey Highlights Dangers Workers Will Face In Highway Work Zones

  • Construction Spending Declines 2.1% in May
    Construction spending declined for the third month in a row in May as a sharp slowdown in private projects more than offset a rise in public work, according to an analysis
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  • U.S. DOL Issues Guidance to Ensure Uniform Enforcement of Silica Standards
    WASHINGTON—The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a compliance directive designed to ensure uniformity in inspection and enforcement procedures when addressing respirable crystalline silica exposures in
    Read More →: U.S. DOL Issues Guidance to Ensure Uniform Enforcement of Silica Standards

  • 3 Midyear Trends Defining the Engineering & Construction Industries
    Last week, Deloitte released a midyear update of its 2020 Engineering & Construction Outlook, noting three distinctive trends the adjacent industries are seeing that will likely influence how work is done
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  • Commercial Construction Index Drops Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, But Contractors Poised for Near-Term Recovery
    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2020)—The Q2 2020 USG Corporation + United States Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) plunged from 74 in Q1 to 56 in Q2. Two of the
    Read More →: Commercial Construction Index Drops Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, But Contractors Poised for Near-Term Recovery

  • Architecture Billings Downward Slide Moderates
    WASHINGTON (June 24, 2020)—Demand for design services in May saw few signs of rebounding following a record drop in billings the month prior, according to a new report from The American Institute
    Read More →: Architecture Billings Downward Slide Moderates

  • William J. Gilbane III Joins Gilbane Inc. Board of Directors
    PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Gilbane Inc. announced that William J. Gilbane III, fifth generation family member and former senior vice president of the New York division of Gilbane Building Company, has been elected to Gilbane,
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  • ABC Joins National Initiative to Address Inequality of Opportunity
    WASHINGTON—Associated Builders and Contractors announced it is partnering with the United States Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity. ABC will join the U.S. Chamber’s national town
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  • BarkerBlue Build Promotes Mike Carlson to Director of Sales
    San Francisco Bay Area-based construction information manager BarkerBlue Inc., recently announced the promotion of Mike Carlson to director of sales of BarkerBlue Build. Carlson first joined BarkerBlue in 2013, bringing past sales experience in
    Read More →: BarkerBlue Build Promotes Mike Carlson to Director of Sales

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