ABC, JLG Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Innovation in Construction

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – National construction trade association Associated Builders and Contractors and access equipment manufacturer JLG Industries Inc. announced a strategic partnership that will help solve industry challenges with world-class education, training and equipment solutions. The announcement was made by company executives in Washington, D.C., during ABC’s Legislative Week. “ABC and JLG are committed to continual innovation to ensure ABC members using JLG tools and equipment have what they need to tackle any job—safely and productively,” said Michael D. Bellaman, ABC president and CEO. “In collaboration with ABC members, JLG will receive feedback to further develop state-of-the-art products and training […]

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ABC’s Construction Confidence Index Surges in Q1

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite ongoing concerns regarding labor force availability and rising interest rates, and emerging concerns regarding tariffs and construction materials prices, construction contractors emerged from the first quarter of 2018 with tremendous confidence, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Confidence Index. Each of the three indices—sales, profit margins and staffing levels—increased during the first quarter and remain well above the threshold reading of 50. The CCI for sales expectations increased from 67.1 to 72.2 during the first quarter of 2018 The CCI for profit margin expectations increased from 60.7 to 63.4 The CCI for staffing levels […]

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ABC, BCSP Ink Deal to Promote Construction Safety

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Associated Builders and Contractors and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on improving occupational safety and health at construction workplaces throughout the United States. The partnership is centered on developing effective prevention strategies and technologies, as well as encouraging students and other professionals to choose occupational safety and health as a career and advance their competency in that field. “ABC is committed to an incident- and accident-free workplace, which we advance through research on best practices, education and benchmarking tools—our Safety Training Evaluation Process,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of HSE & […]

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Adolfson & Peterson Earn National Excellence in Construction Awards

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Adolfson & Peterson Construction’s work on Preston Garage in Dallas, Texas; Silverthorne Performing Arts Center in Silverthorne, Colorado and USPI Midland ASC/MOB in Midland, Texas have earned the company first place national Excellence in Construction Eagle Awards from Associated Builders and Contractors in the following categories: Single-Family Projects up to $100 Million (Preston Garage) Institutional – $5 to $10 Million (Silverthorne Performing Arts Center) Healthcare – $10 to $25 Million (USPI Midland ASC/MOB) Representatives from the company received the award during ABC’s 28th annual Excellence in Construction awards celebration in March. Preston Garage is a 33,000-square-foot underground parking garage for […]

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Contractors Remain Upbeat, According to ABC’s Latest Construction Confidence Index

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commercial and industrial construction contractors entered 2018 with abundant confidence regarding sales and staffing levels for the next six months, according to the latest Construction Confidence Index released by Associated Builders and Contractors. All three components surveyed—sales, profit margins and staffing levels—remained well above 50 in the diffusion index, signaling ongoing progress. But the average contractor is less confident about profit margins than they were a year ago. The CCI for sales expectations increased from 66.4 in the first half of 2017 to 67.1 The CCI for profit margin expectations fell from 62.4 to 60.7 The CCI […]

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