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The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 219,000 jobs, an increase of 2.8%.

Associated Builders and Contractors and its Southeast Texas chapter today announced the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations, which applies to federal and federally assisted construction projects funded by taxpayers.

Earlier this month, over 200 members gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood for the 31st annual Excellence in Construction Awards (EICA) dinner to honor the very best in merit shop construction. Fourteen projects were honored.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1—National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.3% in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.1 trillion.

According to the Institute for Risk Management, contractors should have a written Quality Management Program. As IRM notes, “A contractor must have a robust quality management program as it is critical to the overall success of a construction project.” An effective Contractor Quality Management (CQM) program

Eric Forish, who has worked for more than half a century at the family company his parents founded 77 years ago, will close Forish Construction and retire by the end of this calendar year.

What could a highly skilled financial advisor have in common with Columbo, the iconic 1970’s TV detective who wasn’t exactly known for his financial acumen? If the financial advisor is Pat DiCerbo of Northwestern Mutual, the answer is more than you would think.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11—Construction input prices increased 0.2% in September compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month as well.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2—National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.4% in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.09 trillion.

October is Careers in Construction Month, and this year’s theme is “Building Construction Career Dreams.” At a time when ABC estimates that 546,000 additional people will be needed to meet national construction demand, the issue has never been more important.