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ABC Shares Concerns Around OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

October 13, 2021 in , /by

Originally posted on www.randrmagonline.com Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a steering committee member of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), released the following statement on CISC’s letter sent Sept. 27, 2021 to James Frederick, acting assistant secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), voicing concerns related to OSHA’s forthcoming COVID-19 vaccination and testing […]

US needs new infrastructure investment. Here’s what we want to know: Associated Builders and Contractors CEO

October 1, 2021 in , , /by

Michael Bellaman | Originally posted on: FOX Business The Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill contains the most significant investment in our nation’s infrastructure in a generation and could yield key wins for the American people and the construction industry. The effective modernization of our nation’s roads, bridges, water infrastructure, transit, railways, ports and other critical infrastructure projects—and […]

PRO Act Provisions Could Figure in $3.5 Trillion Federal Spending Plan

September 23, 2021 in , /by

By Christopher Ruvo | Originally posted on www.asicentral.com The PRO Act, a major labor reform proposal, has caused concern in the promotional products industry. Proponents of the PRO Act are trying to advance aspects of the sweeping, potentially historic labor reform legislation without passing the full act itself – something that could impact the employer-employee […]

Women in construction seek change

September 21, 2021 in , /by

Originally posted on www.nwaonline.com Advocacy group Lean In helps overcome harassment, discrimination on job   NEW YORK — Bethany Mayer didn’t want to go back to work after learning that a fellow iron worker insinuated that women like her didn’t belong there. Jordyn Bieker, an apprentice sheet metal worker in Denver, said she felt uncomfortable […]

The war for talent: How contractors battle for workers

September 20, 2021 in , /by

By Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Originally posted on www.constructiondive.com John Mingione, principal of New York City-based Omnibuild, has worn a lot of hats since he founded his construction management firm in 2003 — but never, until this year, has he needed a detective’s fedora. As Mingione doles out jobs to subcontractors because Omnibuild is short […]

Help wanted: 430,000 construction workers

September 13, 2021 in , /by

By DAVID HELVESTON, President & CEO, ABC Pelican Chapter  |  Originally posted on www.bicmagazine.com Construction companies need to hire 430,000 more workers in 2021 than they employed in 2020, according to an ABC analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That jaw-dropping number could potentially grow to 1 million or more over the next […]

Construction dented by inflation

September 10, 2021 in , /by

By Jonathan Garber  | FOXBusiness  |  Originally posted on www.foxbusiness.com Mounting inflationary pressures held back nonresidential construction spending in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Nonresidential construction spending edged up 0.1% in July to $786.7 billion but was negative when adjusted for inflation. Spending fell on […]

Business groups call on congressional delegation to reject federal tax increases

September 8, 2021 in , , /by

By ROI-NJ Staff (New Jersey)  |  Originally posted on www.roi-nj.com Eleven N.J. employer groups and trade associations this week called on the state’s congressional delegation to reject increases to the federal corporate tax rate and the Global Intangible Low-Tax Income rate. While the recently passed $1.2 billion infrastructure agreement included no broad-based tax increases on […]

Construction input prices up 23.1 percent from last year

August 27, 2021 in , /by

Originally posted on www.cdrecycler.com ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says today’s input price increases can meaningfully affect contractor fortunes by trimming margins and delaying the onset of projects. Construction input prices rose 0.6 percent in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data […]