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KOAA-TV • October 15, 2025
said economist Zack Fritz. Fritz works with The Associated Builders and Contractors, a construction trade group. He notes home building

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Citizen Portal AI • October 15, 2025
Greg Beeman, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts, testified to the Joint Committee on Transportation in

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Citizen Portal AI • October 15, 2025
Greg Beeman, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts, testified in opposition to the project labor agreement (

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WPTVDT (NBC) • October 14, 2025
BUILDING MORE EXTENSIVE. ZACH FRITZ IS AN ECONOMIST WITH THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, A CONSTRUCTION TRADE GROUP AND NOTE. HOME

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KSHBDT (NBC) • October 14, 2025
MORE EXTENSIVE. ZACH FRITZ IS AN ECONOMIST, WITH THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, A CONSTRUCTION TRADE GROUP AND NOTE, HOME BUILDING

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Politics and Policy
The Daily Caller • October 15, 2025
on a $450 million joint laboratory facility RFP, Phase 1. The Associated Builders and Contractors, Keystone Chapter—champions of merit-shop

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Finance & Commerce • October 17, 2025
city, according to the report. Adam Hanson, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Minnesota and North Dakota, said ABC is

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Construction Defect Journal • October 14, 2025
Reprinted courtesy of Maggie Murphy, Construction Executive , a publication of Associated Builders and Contractors. All rights reserved.

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Reading Eagle • October 17, 2025
a PLA on a $450 million joint laboratory facility. The Associated Builders and Contractors, Keystone Chapter — champions of merit-shop

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Florida Politics • October 14, 2025
workers union AFSCME Local 1542 , construction trade group Associated Builders and Contractors , the Miami Young Republicans and Log

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ABQ • October 20, 2025
WEBSITE: https://armijo4mayor.com ENDORSEMENTS: Associated Builders and Contractors; Linda Stover, Bernalillo County Clerk 2016 – January

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Construction Economics
The New York Times • October 14, 2025
going to get fewer homes built.” Anirban Basu, the chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade association, said the

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Associated Press • October 14, 2025
higher backlog (12.0 months) than those who did not (8.0 months).” Erika Walter Associated Builders and Contractors ewalter@abc.org

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The New York Times • October 14, 2025
que se construyan menos viviendas”. Anirban Basu, economista jefe de Associated Builders and Contractors, una asociación comercial, dijo que

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AOL • October 14, 2025
said economist Zack Fritz. Fritz works with The Associated Builders and Contractors, a construction trade group. He notes home building

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NewsBreak • October 15, 2025
Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.5 months in September. That data

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NewsBreak • October 15, 2025
in 2024 alone to keep up with demand, according to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) . That labor gap places construction among

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NewsBreak • October 14, 2025
firms continue to face severe labor shortages. The Associated Builders and Contractors, a leading industry trade group, estimated a

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The Arizona Republic • October 16, 2025
del 2020 y agosto del 2025, según declaró Anirban Basu, economista jefe de Associated Builders and Contractors, en una presentación de

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WCVB-TV • October 14, 2025
more Americans," said Zack Fritz, an economist for Associated Builders and Contractors. "These new tariffs will create additional headwinds

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CGTN • October 15, 2025
domestic cabinet makers and carpenters, Anirban Basu, chief economist at the Associated Builders and Contractors, cautioned that these

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Spectrum News 1 • October 14, 2025
According to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) the United States is expected to need nearly 500,000 new construction workers in 2026 to meet industry demand.

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WFMZ-TV • October 14, 2025
firms continue to face severe labor shortages. The Associated Builders and Contractors, a leading industry trade group, estimated a

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Borger News Herald - FinancialContent • October 20, 2025
to achieve above-average profitability. Meanwhile, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates that the construction sector will

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Engineering News-Record • October 14, 2025
Associated Builders and Contractors Of the three sectors, only industrial backlog has grown in the past year. The Construction Backlog

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Construction Dive • October 15, 2025
5 months in September, unchanged from August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. Over

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Construction Dive • October 15, 2025
flow are pressuring contractors’ pipelines , said Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, during an Oct. 8

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ForConstructionPros.com • October 17, 2025
had 188,000 job openings at the end of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S.

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Seattle Daily Journal Of Commerce • October 15, 2025
backlog of projects in September, according to the latest survey published by the Associated Builders and Contractors this week. . . .

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Journal Of Commerce • October 15, 2025
through the first quarter of 2025,” said Associated Builders and Contractors chief economist Anirban Basu in a media release . Tariffs are

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New Hampshire Business Review • October 14, 2025
... building to China's largest water bottler. But Attorney General John ... Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire/Vermont and Elm

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Archy Newsy • October 17, 2025
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and analyzed by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) , highlights a concerning trend for the state’

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Archy Newsy • October 15, 2025
Remains Stable at 8.5 Months in September 2025 Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator (

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Associated Press • October 14, 2025
ongoing supply chain disruptions and rising material costs. According to Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) analysis of the U.S.

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Workforce Development
The Business Journals • October 17, 2025
The Associated Builders and Contractors trade organization has identified that the construction industry will need 440,000 new workers in 2025 alone.

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Capital City Press LLC • October 20, 2025
region’s economy. The Pelican and Bayou Chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors are hosting the event. “Build Your Future is an

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WLUK-TV • October 16, 2025
Skilled trades workers are needed now more than ever before. It's estimated by Associated Builders and Contractors that the United States needs to recruit 439,000 new workers to meet demand in 2025. Event organizers think this is a great way to help fill the gap.

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Daily Journal of Commerce • October 17, 2025
Building professionals reach out to next generation ... Associated Builders and Contractors' Pacific Northwest chapter held its

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Daily Reporter • October 14, 2025
Elizabeth Roddy, director of workforce outreach at Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, has spent 22 years transforming how the construction industry recruits and develops talent.

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The Plant City Times & Observer • October 16, 2025
participating in the Future Career Academy,” Lauren Francis, from Associated Builders and Contractors, Florida Gulf Coast, said. “This is my

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Machines Wiki • October 15, 2025
and growing talent Why join construction? According to the Associated Builders and Contractors, the U.S. construction industry must

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Technology
POLITICO • October 20, 2025
The Associated Builders and Contractors reported last week that about one in five of its members was under contract to work on a data center project in September. “It’s an arms race,” ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu said of AI tech companies in an interview. “They have cash on h

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Archy Newsy • October 19, 2025
as an “economic and national security issue.” In construction, Associated Builders and Contractors, or ABC, projects nearly half a million

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Bytes Europe • October 14, 2025
Associated Builders and Contractors today released its fifth annual construction technology report , the ABC Field Tech Report, which

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Chapter News and Awards
Tallahassee Democrat • October 16, 2025
Rasmussen, former Leon County School Board member and CEO of Associated Builders and Contractors of North Florida. Don Monda, director for

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Pensacola News Journal • October 17, 2025
seeking reelection. At one point in the campaign the Associated Builders and Contractors of North Florida , a member-driven organization

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The Reporter • October 16, 2025
few of these are Penn Foundation, Lebanon Valley College and Associated Builders and Contractors (both local and nationally). I am currently

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Business Journal Florida • October 20, 2025
each received a 2025 Excellence in Construction Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Central Florida Chapter . KENPAT

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Midland Daily News • October 20, 2025
the Accredited Quality Contractor Platinum credential from Associated Builders and Contractors. Wolgast Corporation Eric Sowatsky Courtesy

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