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January 23, 2024 13:09 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: A Record 89.3% of the U.S. Construction Industry Is Not Part of a Union

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2023 Union Members Summary released today, a...
December 18, 2023 13:13 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: President Biden’s Final Rule Forcing Corrupt Project Labor Agreements Will Face Legal Challenges

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement in response to the announcement of a Biden administration final rule, Federal...
December 07, 2023 10:00 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: Georgia Is the No. 1 State for Construction

WASHINGTON, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, Georgia was named the top state for construction in Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Merit Shop Scorecard. The scorecard,...
October 31, 2023 10:57 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: IRS Must Provide Clarity, Withdraw Anti-Competitive Labor Policies from Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy Construction Tax Credit Rules

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service in response to a proposed rule...
August 08, 2023 11:53 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: Final Davis-Bacon Rule Undermines Taxpayer Investments in Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor today issuing a final rule, Updating the...
July 10, 2023 12:06 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: Members Invested $1.5 Billion in Construction Workforce Education To Upskill 1.3 Million in 2022

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors member contractors invested more than $1.5 billion to provide nearly 1.3 million course attendees with craft,...
May 03, 2023 14:00 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship System Alone Won’t Solve Construction Labor Shortage

WASHINGTON, May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It would take 12 years for federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs to educate the more than half a million workers the...
April 28, 2023 10:00 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC’s 2023 Guide to Construction Safety Best Practices Reveals How Contractors Can Be Nearly 7 Times Safer Than the Industry Average

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2023 Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to safety best practices on construction...
March 20, 2023 10:00 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

Award-Winning Construction Projects, Contractors and Employees Announced at ABC Convention 2023

Washington, March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the honorees recognized at ABC Convention 2023, which celebrates the best of the best in merit shop...
March 07, 2023 10:00 ET | Source: Associated Builders and Contractors

ABC Announces Fifth Annual List of Top-Performing US Construction Contractors

WASHINGTON, March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors today released its fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the...