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Construction materials prices: Down 0.2% for quarter, 8.1% higher year ago
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that while the nation’s wholesale prices increased for the first time in five months, construction materials prices were unchanged in September, according to the Oct. 18 Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the Department of Labor. Construction materials prices decreased 0.2 percent for the quarter, but are 8.1 […]
October 25, 2011
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Construction unemployment rate 13.3%, industry adds 26,000 jobs
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that despite a stagnant national unemployment rate, the construction industry added 26,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate improved to 13.3 percent for the month, according to the Department of Labor’s Oct. 7 jobs report.
October 11, 2011
Roadbuilding
Construction unemployment rate 13.3%, industry adds 26,000 jobs
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that despite a stagnant national unemployment rate, the construction industry added 26,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate improved to 13.3 percent for the month, according to the Department of Labor’s Oct. 7 jobs report. The unemployment rate is down from 13.5 percent in August, and much […]
October 7, 2011
Safety
Associated Builders and Contractors, CNA’s construction form strategic partnership
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and CNA’s Construction unit have formed a strategic partnership focused on advancing industry best practices in the field of construction safety. During this three-year partnership, scheduled to launch in January 2012, CNA will provide ABC chapters and members with access to its vast library of safety resources, provide subject matter […]
September 14, 2011
Business
What Construction Needs from the President’s Jobs Plan: Associated Builders and Contractors
On the evening just before President Obama’s speech to unveil his jobs plan to the nation, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) on Sept. 7 called on the president to repeal costly regulations and offer bold, new public-private partnership policies to jumpstart the economy and get Americans back to work. “The torrential flood of costly and […]
September 7, 2011
Roadbuilding
What construction needs from the President’s jobs plan: Associated Builders and Contractors
What Construction Needs from the President's Jobs Plan: Associated Builders and Contractors
September 7, 2011
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Construction unemployment drops to 15.6 percent in June, ABC says
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that despite a loss of 9,000 jobs in June, the construction industry unemployment rate dropped to 15.6 percent – the lowest level since December 2008, according to the July 8 employment report by the U.S. Labor Department. Meanwhile, the construction industry has added 2,000 jobs compared to the […]
July 26, 2011
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Associated Builders and Contractors names N.H. Congressman Free Enterprise Legislator of the Year
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) presented U.S. Congressman Frank Guinta (R-N.H.) with its Free Enterprise Legislator of the Year award. Each year, ABC honors a member of Congress whose public service parallels the ideals upon which ABC was founded: the principles of full and open competition and the advancement of the free-market system. “Congressman Guinta […]
June 15, 2011
Business
ABC: ‘Stop using 3 percent withholding provision as budget gimmick’
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) issued the following statement May 26 on a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce titled “Defer No More: The Need to Repeal the 3 Percent Withholding Provision.”
May 31, 2011
Roadbuilding
ABC: ‘Stop using 3 percent withholding provision as budget gimmick’
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) issued the following statement May 26 on a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce titled “Defer No More: The Need to Repeal the 3 Percent Withholding Provision.” The committee examined the effect of Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation […]
May 26, 2011
Technology
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) up 4 percent
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for the first quarter of 2011 averaged 7.3 months, a 4 percent increase from 7.1 months during the fourth quarter of 2010, and up from 6.1 months, or an increase of 21 percent, from one year ago. CBI is a forward-looking indicator that […]
May 17, 2011
Roadbuilding
Associated Builders and Contractors: Don’t inject politics into the federal government contracting process
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.,Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.,Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.,Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.,Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.,Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.,Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has criticized the Obama Administration about a draft Executive Order that would inject politics into the federal government contracting process. The Executive Order would force all companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose their political spending, as well as personal contributions made by their officers and directors, ABC asserts.
May 16, 2011
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