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ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu will present an economic update and forecast for construction leaders online in December.
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Read More »ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu will present economic update webinar
Contractor confidence steady as ABC construction backlog indicator jumps in September 
Construction backlogs rose to nine months last month, according to a member survey from a national trade association.
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Read More »OPINION: Sweetheart union deal will undermine Inflation Reduction Act’s clean-energy agenda
As President Joe Biden signed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, taxpayers, construction industry small businesses and climate change activists are sounding alarms about controversial labor policies in the legislation that will needlessly increase costs, reduce competition and undermine ...
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Read More »Proposed changes to Davis-Bacon Act spark debate amid infrastructure spending
Non-union contractors are lining up in opposition to proposed changes to federal prevailing-wage laws that they argue will make public projects more expensive at a time when the U.S. is looking to rebuild much of its infrastructure.
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Read More »Safety panel: Mental health becoming priority as pandemic subsides
From vaccinations to mental health, COVID-19 has greatly changed how the construction industry thinks about safety.
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Read More »In absence of federal mandate, many companies still encouraging vaccination for employees
When the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its vaccine-or-test requirement for large private companies last month, many companies were faced with a serious question. In the absence of a mandate, how could they encourage workers to get vaccinated?
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Read More »Bills to put $20M in COVID aid into apprenticeships, revive tax breaks
Lawmakers are moving forward with bills that would direct $20 million in federal aid toward apprenticeship programs and provide a tax break for apprenticeships — a proposal similar to one previously vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.
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Read More »Biden requiring PLAs on federal projects
President Joe Biden is moving forward with an executive order mandating that project-labor agreements be attached to federal construction projects worth more than $35 million.
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Read More »ABC among groups appealing decision allowing federal vaccine mandate to take effect
The Associated Builders and Contractors is among various groups appealing a federal judge’s decision late last week to reinstate a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more employees.
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Read More »ABC, states persuade judge to block Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors
A mainly non-union trades group is applauding a federal judge's decision on Tuesday to block President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors.
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