Education Bills Seeking to Overhaul School Curriculum Advance in Indiana Legislature
By Casey Smith | Originally posted on Yahoo.com Broad career readiness initiatives, changes to K-12 literacy curriculum and incentives for up-and-coming teachers are at the heart of multiple education bills advancing through the Indiana legislature. State lawmakers in House and Senate education committees collectively took up more than a dozen bills on Wednesday. Most of […]
Construction trades rank & file continue union exodus
By concreteproducts.com | Originally posted on concreteproducts.com Sources: Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The Union Members Survey from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics finds the percentage of construction industry wage and salary workers belonging to unions dropped to a record low of 11.7 percent in 2022, versus 12.6 […]
Law ending Biden’s COVID vax mandate for healthcare workers passes U.S. House
By The Iowa Standard | Originally posted on theiowastandard.com On Tuesday, Congressman Jeff Duncan’s Freedom for Health Care Workers Act passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support (227 to 203). This legislation would end the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and nullifies the rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & […]
Biden’s big union policies are a double-whammy to my small business
By Mario Burgos | Originally posted on foxnews.com In 2009, at the height of the Great Recession, my family business pivoted to focus on federal construction opportunities made possible under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama. Our company, Burgos Group, became a vehicle for realizing the American Dream […]
Associated Builders and Contractors Institute Names Ladd Henley Occupational Safety and Health Director
Originally posted on citybiz.co Associated Builders and Contractors Institute Apprenticeship College (ABCI), the education and training arm of Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter, is pleased to announce that Ladd Henley has joined as Occupational Safety and Health Director. In this role, Henley will be responsible for safety-related membership services such as various forms of […]
Michigan Legislature Sets Stage for Policy Battle
By Scott McClallen | Originally posted on tennesseestar.com Michigan Democrats filed bills aiming to fulfill a 40-year pending wishlist, which include restoring the prevailing wage and repealing right to work. Other bills filed include repealing the retirement tax, boosting the earned income tax credit, and repealing the 1931 abortion ban despite a constitutional amendment voiding […]
How Technology Bridges the Construction Trade and Talent Gap
By Doron Klein | Originally posted on forconstructionpros.com The construction industry is experiencing an ongoing hiring drought, and the challenge of hiring has led to a loss of business for many general contractors. A recent report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index indicated that 92 percent of contractors reported difficulty finding construction workers. Of […]
ABC: Construction Employment Up By 28,000 in December
Originally posted on constructionbusinessowner.com The construction industry added 28,000 jobs on net in December, 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 has risen by 231,000 jobs or 3.1%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 17,900 positions on […]
Construction forecasters remain cautiously optimistic about this year, with growing concerns about 2024
By Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA | Originally posted on aia.org Spending on nonresidential buildings picked up momentum toward the end of 2022, with gains approaching 10% on an annual basis. Much of the increase was the result of materials and labor costs, but still, the results were encouraging given macroeconomic headwinds such as inflation, rising interest […]
NCC Intent-to-Compete Registration Is Now Open!
ABC’s 2023 National Craft Championships feature the best and brightest of the industry and provide the experience of a lifetime to craft trainees. NCC will be held March 15-17 in Kissimmee, Florida, during ABC Convention 2023, and nearly 200 top apprentices from across the country will compete. Intent-to-compete forms for 17 competitions are due by […]