News & Updates

WASHINGTON, March 23—Total nonresidential construction spending was virtually unchanged in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a […]

WASHINGTON, March 23—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the winners of its 2026 National Craft Championships, who were honored at ABC’s Careers in Construction Awards ceremony during ABC Convention 2026 in […]

WASHINGTON, March 23—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the honorees recognized at ABC Convention 2026, which celebrates the best of the best in merit shop construction, honoring the member companies […]

WASHINGTON, March 23—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the winners of its 37th annual National Craft Championships and its 2026 Construction Management Competition. The honorees were celebrated on the last day […]

WASHINGTON, March 23—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the winners of its annual Construction Management Competition, who were honored at ABC Convention 2026 in Salt Lake City on March 20. […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 20—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the winners of the National Excellence in Construction® Awards—86 construction projects worth nearly $6 billion—at the 36th annual EIC Awards […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 20—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced its National Excellence in Construction® and Health and Safety Excellence award winners and the Contractor of the Year. The winners […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 20—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced Coakley & Williams Construction (CWC), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, is its 2026 Contractor of the Year. The award was presented […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 20—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced 59 contractors received a 2025 National Health and Safety Excellence Award for their outstanding achievements in safety performance and continued […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 19—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that Jennifer Ferdinand-Stong, corporate safety manager, Gaylor Electric, Indianapolis, is its first-ever Health and Safety Professional of the Year. Ferdinand-Stong was […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 19—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that Nyoki Mokeba, corporate director of equipment sourcing, Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is its 2026 Young Professional of […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 19—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced Tatton Kilmer, preconstruction manager and plumbing instructor, ABC Southern California chapter, Anaheim, California, is the 2026 Craft Instructor of the Year. Kilmer […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 19—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the honorees for the 2026 Construction Workforce Awards: Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year, Young Professional […]

SALT LAKE CITY, March 19—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced Jason White, mechanical supervisor and industrial technician, The Cianbro Cos., Pittsfield, Maine, is the 2026 Craft Professional of the Year. White […]

WASHINGTON, March 18—Construction input prices increased 1.3% in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price […]

WASHINGTON, March 13—The construction industry had 231,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of […]