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ABC Empire State Chapter Member Named to National Executive Committee ABC National – Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, Alabama, was elected 2025 chair of ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Nothing could be more…

ABC Applauds Court Decision Upending DOL’s Unlawful Overtime Rule WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which set aside the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial 2024 final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. The rule…

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in September, Contractor Confidence Improve WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.6 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 20 to Oct. 4. The reading is down 0.4 months from September 2023. View the full Construction Backlog…

Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contract Workers Takes Effect Jan. 1 On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an annual update to the hourly minimum wage for federal contract workers covered by Executive Order 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors, in the Federal Register. Effective Jan.1, 2025, the EO 14026…

Construction Employment Increased by 25,000 in September WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in September, 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 is up by 238,000 jobs, an increase of 3.0%. Nonresidential construction…

ABC Joins White House Roundtable on Addiction Recovery-Ready Workplaces Associated Builders and Contractors today participated in a White House-sponsored roundtable discussion, “Recovery in the Workplace: Investing to Build the Workforce of Tomorrow,” which convened more than a dozen leading corporations, business groups and government leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., to highlight the…

Construction Input Prices Inch Up in August, but Lower Than 1 Year Ago Construction input prices increased 0.1% in August 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 0.2% for the month. Prices…

2024 Summer Recap The summer of 2024 has been busy and filled with a variety of fun events that brought our ABC community members together, from our exciting golf tournaments to our annual Yankee game. We also held engaging political events and lively happy hour networking gatherings. Our summer events are designed to strengthen relationships…

Erie County’s Financial Fumble: The Buffalo Bills Stadium Bonds Exciting news for Erie County: the circus is in town! The less exciting news is they’ve taken over the County government and are asking taxpayers to give them another $125 million for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. The county has already paid $125 million in taxpayer…