Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced that Stephanie Schmidt-Lehmann—2022 chair of the ABC board of directors and former president of Poole Anderson Construction, based in State College, Pa.—has been named executive vice-president of industry...
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The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) national construction unemployment rate at 4.4 percent was unchanged in December from the previous year, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated...
The construction industry added 11,000 jobs in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment...
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) will host its 35th annual National Craft Championships during its ABC Convention 2024 in Kissimmee, Fla., March 14. Craft professionals in trades including sheet metal, structural welding, carpentry, electrical,...
The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) national construction unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, was unchanged in December from 2022, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders...
The construction industry had 449,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)....
This Month’s Features
Reflective Insulation: A Smart Choice for Metal Building Systems
Insulating metal building systems poses several challenges. Over the years, the use of reflective insulation has continued to increase, as more people recognize and...
Performance and Profit: Optimizing Sheet Metal Workflow
How does your sheet metal shop or central manufacturing factory compare to concepts from the early 1900s? Over the last 30 years, the sheet...
Digitalization: The Key to Steel Decarbonization
Steel is essential to the modern world as a fundamental material for construction, manufacturing, and many other industries, supporting the development of our civilization.
Rock Island High School Leans Into Fire Protection
For a building that opened in 1937, there are few blemishes in the history of Rock Island High School in Illinois. A recently completed...