Construction Executive

09/25/2025

Dodge Construction Network recently released a research report revealing trends among general contractors and specialty trades.

“For construction companies new to ERPs, the key is to begin with one core function, like accounting or project management, using your best-performing project as a pilot to create internal champions,” said Jeff Weiss, chief revenue officer at CMiC.

Hear more details from Weiss as he breaks down the report’s findings in our article:

Whether just getting started with enterprise resource planning software or looking to upgrade your entire tech stack, contractors are digging ERPs.

09/25/2025

Warfel Construction recently announced the promotion of Corbin Beittel to general manager, Central Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Beittel on his new role! 🎉

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09/24/2025

You wouldn’t pour a foundation without a level, and you wouldn’t wire a building without a plan. So why are so many businesses hiring without a structured approach to assessing potential employees? 🤔

Hiring blind spots can result in bad hires costing up to 30% of an employee’s first-year salary when you factor in recruitment, training, project delays and lost productivity.

The three most common hiring blind spots are the likeability trap, independence without accountability, and vague standards leading to vague results.

Learn more about hiring blind spots in our article here:

Drive safely. Hire intentionally. And always check your blind spots.

09/23/2025

ABC National is opposing the Faster Labor Contracts Act.

“By imposing government-mandated contract terms on employers and employees, the FLCA takes away the parties’ basic rights to freely negotiate workplace conditions. This has never happened in America before,” said ABC President and CEO Michael Bellaman.

Get insight on how the would affect the construction industry in our article:

The FLCA would stifle—if not effectively eliminate—construction companies' abilities to negotiate workplace conditions.

09/23/2025

🏆 In February, BL Harbert International received ABC National's Excellence in Construction Eagle Award for federal government/military projects for its construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia.

🏢 The 12.8-acre site, located in the Klein Windhoek neighborhood on Nelson Mandela Avenue, was designed and constructed to symbolize the strong relationship between the United States and Namibia. The embassy was completed in partnership with BL Harbert International and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.

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09/23/2025

Recently, Skanska USA named Veronica Gross as vice president of Business Development for Skanska USA Building’s operations in Atlanta. Congratulations to Gross on her new role! 🎉

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09/18/2025

The construction industry lost 7,000 jobs in August. 📉

According to an ABC National analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

- Industry employment grew by 58,000 jobs year over year, an increase of 0.7%
- Nonresidential construction employment decreased by 1,200 positions
- Nonresidential building lost 3,300 jobs
- Nonresidential specialty trade lost 200 positions
- Heavy and civil engineering added 2,300 jobs
- The construction unemployment rate dropped to 3.2% in August
- Unemployment across all industries rose from 4.2% in July to 4.3% in August

➡️ See more details in our article:

Job growth has been dwindling across the U.S. economy for months and the construction sectors see no exemption.

09/18/2025

Travelers Insurance recently released its 2025 Injury Impact Report, revealing that 44% of workers’ compensation claims in construction this year came from first-year employees.

CE sat down with Claude Howard, vice president and workers’ compensation claim lead, and Ken Wengert, vice president of risk control–construction, energy and marine, at Travelers to break down the data and share insights about workplace risks for first-year workers.

🔗 Get more insight in our article here:

This year, 44% of workers' compensation claims in construction came from first-year employees.

09/18/2025

Recently Johnson Controls announced Chris Scalia as its new executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Congratulations to Scalia on his new role 🎉

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09/17/2025

🚨 Discover the top construction culture trends shaping jobsites in 2025.

From peer mentorship and evolving PPE to stronger training and dedicated safety staff, these trends are helping contractors build safer jobsites.

🔗 Explore more in our article:

From new hire incident rates to heat-related risks, 2025 has presented certain safety challenges for the construction industry.

09/17/2025

ABC National has unveiled the members of its 2025-2026 Tech Alliance.⬇️

This cohort of leading technology companies is helping to create construction tech solutions for the association’s contractor members and plays a crucial role in driving innovation, delivering education and helping members develop their workforces.

🎊 Congratulations to these 15 industry-leading companies: Arcoro, Autodesk Inc., BuildOps, Datagrid, Document Crunch, Egnyte, Kojo, KPA, Sage, SentriForce, Smartapp, SmartBuild, SUBHQ, STACK Construction Technologies and Trimble Inc..

Hear more about the announcement of ABC’s 2025-2026 Tech Alliance here:

The 2025-2026 members of the ABC Tech Alliance, which helps spur digital innovation across the industry, are revealed.

09/12/2025

Construction quit rate plummets to a nine-year low as retention rates top nearly 10-year charts.

The construction industry had 306,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an ABC National analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

“More than 55% of ABC members expect to increase their staffing levels over the next six months, according to the July reading of the Construction Confidence Index. That measure will be critical to monitor in the months ahead,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

Learn more:

Quiet-quitting is canceled for the construction industry as retention rates top nearly 10-year charts.