Construction input prices surged again in April and are now up 7.0% year-over-year. To put the recent increase into context, input prices have risen more in the first four months of 2026 (6.2%) than ...

The cultural shift that comes with employee ownership may be the most underrated competitive advantage in the industry.

Real job safety isn’t about helmets or harnesses. It starts with a climate where people can honestly signal when they don’t ...

Construction unemployment rates are varying from state to state, with some lower than pre-pandemic rates and others heavily affected by rising energy prices. National NSA payroll construction ...

Water leaking into a building is a leading cause of damage and loss in the construction industry. On one jobsite, heavy rains flooded a sub-basement, damaging a new electrical transformer—all because ...

Overall construction input prices are 7.0% higher than one year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 7.4% ...

Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in April, according ...

Modular construction, in which major components and sometimes entire structures are manufactured offsite and then transported ...

Contractor disputes rarely begin with a single major failure—they emerge when unclear expectations, inconsistent ...

The construction industry added 9,000 jobs on net in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of ...

ABC’s Top Performers are contractor members that achieved ABC STEP Gold status or higher (based on 2024 safety data) and earned ABC’s AQC credential in 2025. Top Performers are ranked No. 1 to 250 ...

Nonresidential construction spending contracted yet again in March,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “While a large ...