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Roadbuilding
Speed of construction, longer lives drive new bridge designs
The need for speed in construction is driving much of the bridge design in this country. The burden to accomplish faster bridge construction, however, falls on heavy contractors, who must work tougher schedules and longer workdays while they solve site organization, demolition, and foundation and superstructure erection puzzles not taught in college. The contractors collaborate […]
September 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction industry growth numbers keep outlook positive
The latest report from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) highlighting construction growth last month is welcome news and a good sign that the construction industry continues to recover. ABC’s Chief Economist Anirban Basu says that nonresidential construction added nearly 5,000 jobs in November and that the outlook remains positive. The U.S. construction industry […]
December 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Hyundai introduces full line of hydraulic breakers
Hyundai Construction Equipment has introduced a full line of hydraulic breakers. The line consists of 14 different models HDB10 through HDB800. The all new HDB series breakers perfectly complement Hyundai’s excavators of all sizes. Hyundai’s HDB series breakers come with a large chisel diameter from 1.6 to 7.9 inches. Operating weights range from 271 pounds […]
August 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Watch time-lapse of I-84 bridge replacement
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s office released the below video which features a bridge replacement project on Interstate 84 in Southington. The project costed $6 million using a process known as accelerated bridge construction (ABC). During the process the new bridge is built on-site next to the old one, then swapped into place once complete. […]
July 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
ABC, NAM want OSHA to withdraw LOI allowing unions to represent nonunion employees
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) General Counsel Maurice Baskin on February 4 told the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections that a February 21, 2013 letter of interpretation (LOI) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be withdrawn. Baskin made the statement at a subcommittee hearing titled “OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda: Changing Long-Standing Policies Outside the […]
February 4, 2014
Business
Construction, other industries speak out against guest worker deal
Just when it looked like the final hurdle to immigration reform had been cleared, dozens of business groups, including half a dozen representing construction professionals, have called into question a new guest worker program agreed to by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. As we recently reported, the new guest worker program, called […]
April 12, 2013
Business
ABC selects Excellence in Construction Awards recipients
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has selected the winners of its annual Excellence in Construction Awards celebration, a competition which recognizes the top construction projects and the firms that displayed exemplary commitment to safety and diversity in 2012. ABC congratulated the winners on February 20 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. […]
March 5, 2013
Business
Construction materials prices rise 0.7% in January
National construction materials prices increased 0.7 percent percent in January, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors Producer Price Index (PPI) report. In the year between January 2012 and January 2013, materials rose 1.3 percent. ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu said he expects construction materials prices to remain volatile for the remainder of 2013. The report […]
February 20, 2013
Business
Construction Backlog indicates stall in commercial construction in Q4 2012
Fiscal cliff fears and constrained project budgets are behind the stall in commercial construction in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Backlog Indicator. The CBI is measured in months and reflects the amount of construction work under contract, but not yet completed by nonresidential contractors, according to ABC. […]
February 19, 2013
Business
Construction materials prices decline 0.1 percent in December
Associated Builders and Contractors has released its Producer Price Index (PPI) report for December, which reveals that national construction materials prices declined 0.1 percent in December and 1.3 percent higher than a year ago. Average annual prices in 2012 were 1.9 percent higher than 2011 prices. Nonresidential construction prices dropped 0.3 percent in December and […]
January 16, 2013
Business
ABC: modest recovery of nonresidential construction continues in 2013
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 2013 economic forecast for the United States commercial and industrial construction industry, which shows the continuation of a modest recovery for nonresidential construction next year. Anirban Basu, ABC’s chief economist, said ABC expects nonresidential construction spending to increase 5.2 percent in 2013 due to the large reductions […]
December 5, 2012
Business
ABC to Congress: Support policies promoting job creation, small-business lending
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) called on Congress to support policies that promote small-business lending and job creation. In a joint letter from ABC and ICBA dated Jan. 20, 2011, the organizations note that "access to capital continues to be a major concern for American's small-business entrepreneurs."
January 25, 2011
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