Construction Executive

ABC's Construction Executive magazine covers business and technology topics for U.S. commercial, industrial and specialty contractors.

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

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[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🤝 @ABCNational recently received White House recognition after becoming the first nationally certified recovery friendly association.

🔗 See more details from the White House @ONDCP Recovery Month Celebration event here: https://t.co/ES1KfV1Xqz

#ConstructionIndustry #TotalHumanHealth #RecoveryFriendlyWorkplaces

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

📅 Turn a routine WIP report into a real leadership tool and spot early warning signs across a growing project portfolio in our upcoming free webinar with John Meibers at Deltek.

🔗 Register now: https://t.co/PbXhC0uTMA

Sponsored by @Deltek.
#ConstructionTech #ConstructionFinance #ConstructionIndustry

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🔒 Handle Federal Contract Information or Controlled Unclassified Information? @ABCNational just released a free roadmap to help you get certified for CMMC Phase 1.

🗣️ “It will help them win more work and deliver that work securely,” says Matt Abeles, ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation.

🔗 Learn more in our article: https://t.co/v4Ue0VjyZC

#Cybersecurity #ConstructionIndustry #CMMC

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

📈 Maryland has the lowest construction unemployment rate in the country. North Carolina isn’t far behind. Construction employment is now 9.9% above its pre-pandemic peak, reaching 8.4 million on a seasonally adjusted basis.

🔗 Get more insight: https://t.co/Q886noJmOp

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🚁 The federal ban on Chinese-made drones just changed the future of jobsite data collection. What comes next?

🔗 Learn more about the future of drones in construction: https://t.co/TWToiIeMLM
#ConstructionTech #ConstructionIndustry #Drones

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏗️ @ABCNational is now an official partner of @HenselPhelps’ Diverge Innovation Center. ABC Tech Alliance 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona, featured predictive AI demos, a live 3D concrete printing robot showcase and a first look at the @oakley @Meta Vanguard smart safety glasses.

🔗 See more: https://t.co/1fVZe6N7p4

#ConstructionTech #ConstructionIndustry #AI

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏗️ The most practical solution to construction’s talent gap isn’t finding more people. It’s making the most of the people you already have. When competing for top talent drives up labor costs, upskilling workers already on the payroll becomes the smartest move.

🔗 Learn how: https://t.co/iK4glTSj4L
#ConstructionIndustry #WorkforceDevelopment #SkilledTrades

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏗️ A near-collapse at the former Pfizer headquarters in New York. What can the construction industry learn before the next one becomes a catastrophe?

On July 7, 2026, structural steel columns buckled on the 21st floor of an adaptive-reuse project at 235 E. 42nd St., prompting a stop-work order from New York City. 

🔗 See what field experts say: https://t.co/EOG3Qxld9W

#ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionSafety #AdaptiveReuse

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏛️ The 2026 midterms are weeks away. Voters’ concerns about costs are reshaping congressional races and putting tax and data center policy in the spotlight.

🔗 Learn more about the potential impacts on the construction industry: https://t.co/Ts7anLuMRZ

#ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionPolicy #Midterms

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏗️ A $450 million presidential library. Off-grid. Built into the Badlands of North Dakota. @JEDunn just delivered one of the most ambitious construction projects in the country.

The @TRPresLibrary features mass timber systems, 40,000 sq. ft. of high-tech exhibit space and a walkable living roof with 140,000 native plantings. @thinkConfluence @snohetta @JLGArchitects

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/4hu1mtdilC

#ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionProjects #Sustainability

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Congratulations to ABC's Top Museum/Monuments/Parks Contractors!

Discover all of ABC's 2026 Top Performers, presented by @ConstructionMag: https://t.co/HzPhQ00Qsa https://t.co/KZXg0tW4mG

#ABCMeritShopProud https://t.co/FEY2WVSrcW

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏛️ What are construction’s most pressing surety questions of 2026?

🗣️ “The biggest threat to a contractor’s bonding program may not be a lack of work. It may be growing faster than the business can support,” says Carmon Wilson at @Nationwide Surety.

🔗 Hear more in our article: https://t.co/OdYR5SSLsm

#ConstructionIndustry #SuretyBonding #ConstructionLaw

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏗️ Long-term talent strategies can’t be created as short-term fixes. Construction companies need to build internship programs from the ground up and scale them with intention.

🔗 Learn how: https://t.co/bFB2600BGq

#ConstructionIndustry #WorkforceDevelopment #Recruitment

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

💻 Your construction business is using AI. But without the right technological foundations, all you have to show for it is the bill. @@Wipfli_Official 2026 survey finds foundational technology challenges still remain despite growing enthusiasm for AI.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/bOZvbtnrPZ

#ConstructionTech #AI #ConstructionIndustry

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

📊 The Fed just raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023, but @ABCNational chief economist Anirban Basu is confident that the American economy is only getting stronger.

🔗 Get the full rundown: https://t.co/QZX9PSvKfa

#ConstructionEconomy #ConstructionIndustry #EconomicOutlook

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

👷 The construction industry needs nearly half a million new workers by next year. Attracting more women is one of the best ways to fill the gap, but current tactics need to change.

🔗 Get more details: https://t.co/k5yFuTVyuo

#ConstructionIndustry #WomenInConstruction #WorkforceDevelopment

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🦺 What’s the point of buying prescription safety glasses if your crew won’t wear them?
The reasons are specific, identifiable and cost less to fix than the glasses themselves.

🔗 See how contractors can back up their PPE spending: https://t.co/x0vWvm8Iab

#ConstructionSafety #ConstructionIndustry #PPE

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

📊 The pause in construction layoffs in August may signal a future net increase in overall staffing levels.

🗣️ "Just 99,000 construction workers were laid off in August—the fewest in any month since December 2000," says Anirban Basu, @ABCNational chief economist.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/6ClvMSjMZv

#ConstructionEconomy #ConstructionIndustry #EconomicOutlook

[Construction Executive @ConstructionMag]

🏗️ @WEO_Built's historic renovation of the $164 million @BallysBR Casino and Hotel merged two 1880s-era riverfront facilities into a 232,000-square-foot destination with 800 slot machines, 22 live table games, a @DraftKings Sportsbook and more.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/iur0BIub41

#ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionProjects #HistoricPreservation