Dec 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
For the first time, Georgia was named the top state for construction in Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Merit Shop Scorecard. The scorecard, released yearly since 2015, ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on policies and programs that...
Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.1...
Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
States across the country held legislative, gubernatorial, local and judicial elections yesterday, as well as considered a variety of hot-button issues on ballot initiatives. In almost every instance, Democrats carried the night, delivering a resounding blow to GOP...
Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
On Nov. 16, the National Labor Relations Board extended the effective date of its final rule on Joint Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act from Dec. 26 to Feb. 26, 2024. The new standard will only be applied to cases filed after the rule becomes...
Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors’ Construction Executive, the magazine of the business of construction, won a 2023 Ozzie Award for best B2B print magazine redesign. This award is part of the prestigious Folio: Ozzie and Eddie Awards competition, which honors design...
Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor in response to a proposed rulemaking that would alter overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. “ABC called on the DOL to withdraw the new proposed rule, which...
Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Nov. 1—National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.3% in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled...
Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 0.4% higher in September 2023 from the previous year, up from 3.4% to 3.8%. According to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and...
Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service in response to a proposed rule implementing controversial labor policies through changes to the federal tax code by the ABC-opposed Inflation Reduction...
Nov 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer final rule. The final rule rescinds and replaces the ABC-supported 2020 NLRB joint employer final rule, which provided clear criteria for...