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Mandated Project Labor Agreements Will Cripple Long Island School Construction—And Taxpayers Will Pay the Price The recently proposed legislation mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on Long Island school construction projects is a direct threat to the local economy, workforce, and taxpayers. If enacted, these mandates will push already high construction costs even higher, delay critical…

Construction Materials Prices Increase 1.4% in January, Up 40.5% Since February 2020 Construction input prices increased 1.4% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.9% for the month. Overall construction…

Nonresidential Construction Spending Down 0.2% in December; Data Centers and Manufacturing Make Up 94% of Spending Increase in 2024 National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in December 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.241…

What Was in Gov. Hochul’s 2025 Budget Address? Stay informed on how the Governor’s budget address could impact the construction industry and your business. This page highlights key proposals, funding initiatives, and policy changes that were included in the budget, with a focus on issues that matter most to our members. Whether it’s infrastructure investments,…

Court Rules Biden Project Labor Agreement Rule Illegal Associated Builders and Contractors today celebrated a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that rules in favor of ABC members that filed bid protests challenging former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy requiring anti-competitive, inflationary, union-favoring project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or more.…

ABC Reacts to 2025 State of the State The Associated Builders and Contractors, Empire State Chapter, acknowledges Governor Hochul’s focus on infrastructure, affordable housing, and green energy in her State of the State address. These are critical issues for New York, but talk is cheap. New Yorkers need results, not empty promises or half-measures that fail…

Construction Underperforms Broader Economy in December Jobs Report The construction industry added just 8,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 196,000 jobs, an increase of 2.4%.  Nonresidential construction…

ABC: Construction Labor Churn at Historic Lows in November WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as…

ABC To Celebrate 75 Years of Building America at ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that the association will turn 75 on June 1, 2025. To commemorate the milestone, ABC and its members will gather at several commemorative events, beginning with ABC Convention 2025 in Las Vegas. “For 75…

New York’s F Grade: 50 out of 51 in Construction Environment Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 10th annual Merit Shop Scorecard, and New York has once again found itself languishing at the bottom, ranking 50th out of 51. The state’s consistent failure to foster a healthy construction environment has earned it a resounding F grade. This…