| ABC earned media coverage or was mentioned in 435 news articles from Jan. 31-Feb 6. This is not a comprehensive list of all stories, as some were repeated in smaller outlets or additional segments. As of Feb. 6, ABC has earned 844 media mentions this year, or nearly 23 media mentions per day. View this email in your web browser, and feel free to share this link with your colleagues. |
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| Jacksonville City Council At-Large Group 5 |
| WJXT-TV - February 6, 2023 |
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| Mayor Ellen Glasser, Former City Council Member Jim Love, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Florida First Coast Chapter, JAXBIZ of ... |
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| Biden's big union policies are a double-whammy to my small business |
| Fox News Channel - February 1, 2023 |
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| Instead of removing barriers to winning work, the Biden administration advances anti-competitive policies that shut the door to opportunities for businesses like mine to participate in the largest investment in infrastructure this country has ever seen. President Biden’s policies |
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| Beltway Buzz - February 2023 |
| JD Supra - February 6, 2023 |
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| ... ” proposal. Among the groups filing comments was the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, which asked the Board to withdraw the proposal ... |
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| Construction Economics |
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| Restaurant, Healthcare Jobs Led January Hiring Surge |
| WSJ - February 3, 2023 |
| The sector wasn’t bulking up due to government spending on infrastructure: Construction jobs for roadwork were down last month, said Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors. Instead, hiring was strong last month for work at privately financed projects |
| down last month, said Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors. Instead, hiring was strong last month for work |
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| Inflation is pushing wages higher |
| Construction Dive - February 1, 2023 |
| “Construction was dealing with a labor shortage before the pandemic caused widespread labor shortages that have impacted all industries,” said Associated Builders and Contractors Economist Zachary Fritz. “Now there’s more demand for workers, and that made the construction industr |
| labor shortages that have impacted all industries,” said Associated Builders and Contractors Economist Zachary Fritz. “Now there’s more |
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| ABC: State Construction Unemployment Is Down in 32 States From a Year Ago |
| tileletter.com - February 6, 2023 |
| The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate dropped 0.6% in December 2022 from a year ago, down from 5% to 4.4%, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. Thirty-tw |
| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. Thirty-two states had lower unemployment rates |
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| Construction Job Openings Surge |
| Construction Equipment - February 3, 2023 |
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| ... industry had 413,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors ( ABC ) analysis of data from the U.S. |
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| December Construction Job Openings Up 82,000 |
| Arizona Builder’s Exchange - February 3, 2023 |
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The construction industry had 413,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders ... |
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| Construction Job Openings Surge by 82,000 in December, Says ABC |
| Construction Citizen - February 2, 2023 |
| The construction industry had 413,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. |
| industry had 413,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of |
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| Dec. construction spending down .5% |
| Industrial Supply - February 1, 2023 |
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| ... 10 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the data. Private nonresidential ... |
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| Chapter/Member News and Awards |
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| Business people: Feb. 3, 2023 |
| Delaware Business Now - February 5, 2023 |
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| Wesley T. Stefanick.
ABC announces award winners
Associated Builders and Contractors of Delaware announces annual awards.
Jeff DiSabatino ... |
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| Legals for February, 5 2023 |
| The Daily Inter Lake - February 5, 2023 |
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| ... , Kalispell, Billings, Great Falls, Bozeman, Butte, and Helena)
Associated Builders & Contractors, 1760 E. Trent Ave., Spokane, WA 99202 ... |
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| 2022 Newsmaker: Jen Schottke |
| Grand Rapids Business Journal - February 3, 2023 |
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| ... trades.
Schottke, a longtime executive at the Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan Chapter, is now the president of the ... |
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