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Watch: ABC’s Construction Backlog Slips in March, Contractor Optimism Continues...

Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 7.8 months in March, according to an ABC m...

April 14, 2021
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Monthly Construction Input Prices Rise in March, Says ABC

Construction input prices rose 3.5% in March 2021, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat...

April 12, 2021
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Three Reasons Kubota Compact Excavators are the Best-Selling in the...

For more than 15 years, Kubota has taken up the mantle of the best-selling compact excavator in the world, according to data from OEM Off-Hi...

April 1, 2021
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Construction Adds 110,000 Jobs in March: Here Comes the Tsunami...

The construction industry added 110,000 jobs in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today b...

April 6, 2021
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Here’s How America’s Major Construction Trade Associations Reacted to Biden’s...

Yesterday, President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan, unveiling a package of more than $2 trillion in infrastructure and economic rec...

April 1, 2021
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Cool combo: Associated Builders and Contractors Trade Org and Milwaukee...

Associated Builders and Contractors and leading tool manufacturer Milwaukee Tool, headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, today an...

March 31, 2021
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ABC: The Construction Industry Needs to Hire an Additional 430,000...

In 2021, construction companies will need to hire 430,000 more workers than they employed in 2020, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau o...

March 25, 2021
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Monthly Construction Input Prices Rise 2.1% in February, Says ABC

Construction input prices rose 2.1% in February 2021, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau ...

March 15, 2021
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rose Sharply in February; Contractor Optimism...

Associated Builders and Contractors recently reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.2 months in February, according...

March 10, 2021
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Watch: ABC Analyzes Nonresidential Construction Employment, Which Decreased in February

The construction industry lost 61,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of dat...

March 9, 2021
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Monthly Construction Input Prices Surge 2.5% in January, Says ABC

Construction input prices increased 2.5% in January 2021 compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contra...

February 19, 2021
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Construction Backlog and Contractor Optimism Rise to Start 2021, According...

Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 7.5 months in January 2021, an increase o...

February 9, 2021
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Nonresidential Construction Loses Jobs in January, Says ABC

The construction industry lost 3,000 jobs on net in January 2021, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of ...

February 8, 2021
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Construction Employment Continues to Perform Better than Many Other Occupational...

As the nation struggles with the economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, construction employment continues to perform better than many ...

February 4, 2021
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Dips Nearly 1% in December, Deepening Slump,...

National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.8% in December 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors ...

February 1, 2021
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Investment in Nonresidential Structures Up a Meager 3 Percent in...

The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized 4.0% rate in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the nation’s recovery from last spring’s e...

January 29, 2021
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Monthly Construction Input Prices Increase in December, Says ABC

Construction input prices increased 1.8% in December 2020 compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractor...

January 18, 2021
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Contractor Optimism Improves as ABC’s Construction Backlog Inches Up in...

Associated Builders and Contractors recently reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rebounded modestly to 7.3 months in December, ...

January 12, 2021
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A Bright Spot in Today’s Jobs Report: Nonresidential Construction Adds...

The construction industry added 51,000 net new jobs in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data releas...

January 8, 2021
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Declines in November, Says ABC

National nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6% in November 2020, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of da...

January 4, 2021
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Arizona Is the No. 1 Merit Shop Construction State, According...

Associated Builders and Contractors recently released its 2020 Merit Shop Scorecard, an annual ranking based on state policies and programs ...

December 22, 2020