Digging for Dirt
By Brian Junginger, Construction Litigation Attorney, McInerney & Dillon
The pandemic has driven general contractors (GCs) to diligently record who is at their job sites and headquarters. This primarily includes workers, subcontractors, developers, realtors, and property managers. With so many different […]
According to the results of the Associated Builders and Contractors 2021 Workforce Development Survey, ABC contractor members invested $1.3 billion in workforce development initiatives in 2020, providing craft, leadership and safety education to 500,000 course attendees to advance their careers in commercial and […]
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers Urges the 2.8 Million Men and Women of the Industry to Vote for Pro-Manufacturing Candidates
Today, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) launched Equipped to Vote, a national get-out-the-vote campaign to urge the 2.8 million men and […]
Engineering and Construction costs fell in June, according to IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The current headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 49.0 in June, falling just short of the neutral mark 50; a neutral […]
“The hope is that the lull in employment expansion will end shortly as temperatures begin to rise.” —ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.
The construction industry gained 48,000 jobs in January, according to the Feb. 7 employment report by the U.S. Department […]