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ABC11/WTVD-TV • July 31, 2026
"Data centers are unique. There's a heavy commercial aspect to these jobs, and then there's a lot of industrial aspects," said Joel Thames, Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety and Workforce Development for Associated Builders and Contractors, a national construction ind

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Politics and Policy
The New York Times • August 01, 2026
Business groups including the U.S. Chamber and Associated Builders and Contractors have said a vast majority of employers already monitor

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The Epoch Times • July 28, 2026
bringing jobs and economic benefits to rural communities. Associated Builders and Contractors senior director Brandon Ray said state and

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Florida Politics • July 30, 2026
Florida Professional Firefighters , the Florida East Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors ( ABC ), the Florida Medical

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New England Real Estate Journal • July 31, 2026
Luiza Mills Meta Platforms Inc. and Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., our chapter’s national parent organization, recently

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Delaware Business Now • July 28, 2026
resistance from major industry groups, such as the Associated Builders and Contractors of Delaware, along with minority business groups and

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Construction Executive • July 30, 2026
WASHINGTON , July 30—Associated Builders and Contractors today commended members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

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Dubuque Telegraph-Herald (Print Edition) • July 30, 2026
such as the National Association of Home Builders and Associated Builders and Contractors, arguing that he took corporate PAC money even

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Construction Economics
Homes.com - Blog • July 29, 2026
due to a decline at the time in oil prices, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors, or ABC, analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor

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The Blaze • July 28, 2026
construction spending in the United States. Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, told outlet Data Center

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AInvest • July 28, 2026
net new workers this year just to stand still, according to Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade group. In 2027, the number rises to

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EUROPE SAYS • July 29, 2026
” reports LBM Journal , citing a proprietary model from Associated Builders and Contractors. Already, several solutions exist in the market

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Electrical Construction & Maintenance • July 30, 2026
1% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’

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Canada Stock Channel • July 31, 2026
and increasingly complex projects. At the same time, Associated Builders and Contractors estimates the construction industry will need to

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Highways Today • July 31, 2026
all of it is structural rather than cyclical. Associated Builders and Contractors has estimated that the United States construction sector

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG • July 29, 2026
power and infrastructure buildout trailing it. Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), describes data

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Supply House Times • August 02, 2026
of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analysis found that every state had a

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tED Magazine • August 03, 2026
construction spending rose 0.1% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S.

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Walls & Ceilings • August 02, 2026
a construction unemployment rate below 10 percent, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor

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Walls & Ceilings • July 30, 2026
continues to grapple with workforce shortages. According to Associated Builders and Contractors, the industry needed to attract an estimated

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Total News Agency • July 28, 2026
in the U.S. as of June. Anirban Basu, the chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, mentioned that unlike many other fields,

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Construction & Demolition Recycling • July 30, 2026
to increase compared to the first half of 2025, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor

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Pro Contractor Rentals • July 30, 2026
application." Half-million workers needed According to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) , the construction industry needed to

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California Builder & Engineer • August 03, 2026
even greater problem for the construction industry. According to Associated Builders and Contractors , the U.S. construction industry will

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The Cash World • July 28, 2026
learn, work hard, and develop practical skills. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the U.S. construction industry

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Law360 • August 03, 2026
increase in U.S. nonresidential construction spending in June, the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors, which analyzed U.S....

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Realtor.com • August 03, 2026
data center construction activity continues to surge. The Associated Builders and Contractors reported on Monday that data centers are

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HVAC/P • August 03, 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analysis found that every state had a construction

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Modern Distribution Management (MDM) • August 03, 2026
only three times over the past 14 months,” Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu said in the firm’s analysis of

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Engineering News-Record • August 03, 2026
annual rate basis, an all-time high,” Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors, said in a statement. “Since then

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Workforce Development
The New York Times • July 29, 2026
of Meta’s contractors. The program is run partly by Associated Builders and Contractors, a nonunion trade association. It’s putting together

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CTech • August 02, 2026
s data center construction sites. Meta is partnering with the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) to develop the curriculum. "The

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AInvest • August 01, 2026
in partnership with organizations such as the National Urban League, Associated Builders and Contractors, and CBRE, with support from local

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Roofing Contractor • July 31, 2026
the National Center for Construction Education and Research, Associated Builders and Contractors, SkillsUSA and several other workforce

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Industrial Safety & Hygiene News • July 30, 2026
Meta Platforms' $115-million craft-training partnership with Associated Builders and Contractors announced in June. There is a demand for

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Compact Equipment Magazine • August 03, 2026
cooperative jobsites According to the whitepaper, the Associated Builders and Contractors says the construction industry needed to add an

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Current in Carmel - Current Publishing • July 29, 2026
Innovation Mile in Noblesville. Presented by Gaylor Electric and Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana/Kentucky, TradeUp Fest will

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Usa-update.com • July 30, 2026
required to replace them. Industry associations such as Associated Builders and Contractors and manufacturing groups in the United States,

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Concrete Products • July 29, 2026
The Associated Builders and Contractors 2026 Health and Safety Performance Report quantifies the positive impact for construction

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Chapter News and Awards
New Hampshire Union Leader • August 02, 2026
sectors, Reap serves as president and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire/Vermont and president of the Board of

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Midland Daily News • August 03, 2026
Associated Builders and Contractors – Greater Michigan Chapter raised $38,000 in April at the 2026 fundraising event benefiting the Make-A-

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Business View Magazine • July 30, 2026
an opportunity. As one of five Florida chapters of Associated Builders and Contractors, the organization serves as a powerful advocate for

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GroundBreak Carolinas • July 30, 2026
exceptional projects from merely successful ones? Michael Bellaman, President and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), set

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