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Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Mar 05, 2013

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has selected the winners of its annual Excellence in Construction Awards celebration, a competition which ...

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Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 20, 2013

National construction materials prices increased 0.7 percent percent in January, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors Producer Price ...

Construction Backlog indicates stall in commercial...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 19, 2013

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Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 16, 2013

Associated Builders and Contractors has released its Producer Price Index (PPI) report for December, which reveals that national construction materials ...

ABC: modest recovery of nonresidential construction...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Dec 05, 2012

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 2013 economic forecast for the United States commercial and industrial construction industry, ...

Construction materials prices dip 0.4 percent in...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Nov 19, 2012

National construction materials prices fell 0.4 percent in October, according to the U.S. Labor Department’s producer price index (PPI). This ...

Growth expected, but construction’s economic...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jun 19, 2012

The construction sector of the U.S. economy is expected to see mild recovery through the end of 2012 with accelerated ...

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Posted by Equipment World Staff on Apr 05, 2012

Bargain bids Cash-in-advance, as-is, where-is equipment By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle When buying new equipment isn’t in the budget, contractors can bid on as-is ...