Associated Builders and Contractors issued a statement on April 23 opposing the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule to ban non-compete clauses. The FTC voted 3-2 to issue the final rule on April 23.
Associated Builders and Contractors reported Dec. 12 that its Construction Backlog Indicator inched up to 8.5 months in November from 8.4 months in October, according to an ABC member survey conducted from Nov. 20 to Dec. 4.
The construction industry added 2,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released Dec. 8 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 200,000 jobs, an increase of 2.6 percent.
Associated Builders and Contractors and its Florida First Coast chapter filed suit in federal court on March 28 to stop the Biden administration’s unlawful scheme to mandate project labor agreements on construction contracts procured by federal agencies.
Associated Builders and Contractors announced the winners of the 2024 ABC Construction Management Competition and the 35th annual National Craft Championships on March 18. The winners were honored on the final day of the ABC Convention 2024 in Orlando, Florida, on March 15.
Associated Builders and Contractors announced the honorees of its 2024 national Construction Workforce Awards, which includes Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year.
Associated Builders and Contractors President and CEO Michael Bellaman responded on March 7 to President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address with a statement.
According to the results of a new survey of ABC contractor-members and chapters published Feb. 27, the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial, over-180,000-word proposed rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs will discourage apprentices, contractors and ABC chapter apprenticeship program providers from participating in the government-registered apprenticeship system.
At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S. Department of Labor data.