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Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 3:04 PM By Donna Reichle
On April 14, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hosted a “Members’ Day Hearing” to seek recommendations on the policy priorities of members of the U.S. House of Representatives as they begin to consider legislation to reauthorize surface transportation legislation, which expires at the end of September.
Posted on Monday, August 31, 2020 11:21 AM By Donna Reichle
ABC’s Top Performers lists—the only rankings of their kind—recognize member contractors’ achievements in safety, quality, diversity, project excellence and special designations, ranked by work hours. You must achieve STEP Gold or higher and earn the Accredited Quality Contractor designation to qualify—applications are due by Oct. 30 for consideration in the rankings.
Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:27 PM By Donna Reichle
On July 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, on a mostly party line vote of 233 to 188, with three Republicans voting for the bill and two Democrats voting against it. The House Democrats’ infrastructure plan would spend more than $1.5 trillion on surface transportation, airport, school, housing, healthcare, energy, water and broadband infrastructure, however, it also includes numerous anti-merit shop provisions opposed by ABC.
Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:10 AM By Donna Reichle
These past couple months, ABC has explored opportunities to provide leadership in the construction technology and innovation sector. With the guidance of Matt Abeles, ABC’s new vice president of construction technology and innovation, ABC has been featured in industry webinars, podcasts, news stories and speaking engagements about this topic.
Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:52 PM By Donna Reichle
Merit shop contractors are typically wary of competing for taxpayer-funded construction contracts which are subject to government-mandated project labor agreements. Often their main concern is the viability of defined benefit multiemployer pension plans which expose their business to potentially catastrophic MEPP liability. I
Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:32 PM By Donna Reichle
ABC’s construction technology and innovation initiative officially kicks off with three technology webinars.
Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:49 PM By Donna Reichle
On April 14, President Donald Trump announced that ABC President and CEO Mike Bellaman was named to one of the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups, which will work together with the White House towards the stated goal of “charting the path forward toward a future of unparalleled American prosperity.”
Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:59 PM By Donna Reichle
Join Matt Abeles, ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation, and his guests to explore ways to leverage cutting-edge technology and help ABC member companies succeed in today’s unique construction climate. Three tech-focused webinars are scheduled as part of ABC’s COVID-19 series and will provide unique, innovative insights into a variety of timely topics.
Posted on Friday, March 27, 2020 3:42 PM By Donna Reichle
Following the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) and President Trump signing it into law, ABC has gathered some additional information on the bill’s small business and tax provisions.
Posted on Monday, March 16, 2020 3:50 PM By Donna Reichle
Construction Spending
Source: Census Bureau Value of Construction Put in Place Survey Annual Historical Data and “Annual Total Table”