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

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🏗️ How do you modernize a century-old landmark without compromising what makes it historic? Ask @SkanskaUSA. Skanska's renovation of Nashville's 145,000-square-foot War Memorial Building—originally built in 1925 to honor Tennessee's World War I soldiers—used laser-cleaning technology to restore historic terra cotta, bronze and granite features. 🔗 Learn more: f.mtr.cool/gpjd49ive9 #ConstructionIndustry #HistoricPreservation #ConstructionProjects
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🏗️ Lauren Gibbs knew she was meant to lead long before she took ownership of Gibbs Construction in 2019. Her philosophy hasn't changed since. 🗣️ "My goal is to inspire growth, not force it upon someone. Leadership should inspire people to reach well beyond their self-limiting beliefs," says Gibbs. 🔗 Hear more: f.mtr.cool/3hclj0uddt #ConstructionIndustry #WomenInConstruction #ConstructionLeadership
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📅  AI is changing construction finance. Join our upcoming free webinar and get insights from speakers from @prophix and @cmicsoftware on how to build an AI strategy your team can actually use. 🔗 Register now: f.mtr.cool/87fpzw2t1r Sponsored by Prophix. #ConstructionTech #AI #ConstructionIndustry
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📊 Nonresidential construction spending is growing, but almost all of it is due to data centers. July's increase was driven entirely by the power category. 🔗 Get more insight from Anirban Basu, @ABCNational chief economist.: f.mtr.cool/8sf2pbwmhb #ConstructionEconomy #ConstructionIndustry #Nonresidential
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🏗️ Stone Building Co. just gave Birmingham, Alabama a new home for live music. The Coca-Cola Amphitheater seats 9,380 across four levels—including full-service VIP "rock boxes"—with skyline views and a fan-first experience. Built with @GeneratorStudio and Goodwyn Mills Cawood.
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⚖️ Federal construction competition is tightening. Contractors are fighting back—and winning. Bid protests filed with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims have been exceptionally successful in overturning PLA requirements on federal projects of $35 million or more. 🔗 Learn how contractors can fight for their rights: f.mtr.cool/ysyvkzdj5l #ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionLaw #FederalContracting
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📅  AI is changing construction finance. Join our upcoming free webinar and get insights from speakers from @prophix and @cmicsoftware on how to build an AI strategy your team can actually use. 🔗 Register now: f.mtr.cool/87fpzw2t1r Sponsored by Prophix. #ConstructionTech #AI #ConstructionIndustry
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🏗️ Gen Z is watching AI eliminate office jobs. They're choosing the trades instead. A new @simplywiseusa survey finds Gen Z increasingly views the skilled trades as a more secure and financially stable career path—with AI-driven displacement accelerating the shift. 🔗 See key findings: f.mtr.cool/e1jzlhi3ll #ConstructionIndustry #WorkforceDevelopment #SkilledTrades
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📊 Construction is facing a workforce shortage. Multiskilling may be one of the most practical solutions the industry has. New @ABCNational-funded research from the Simplar Foundation finds that qualified multiskilled crews can reduce waiting, improve workflow and stretch scarce workforce capacity while creating new opportunities for workers. 🔗 Read more: f.mtr.cool/166moau0e6 #ConstructionIndustry #WorkforceDevelopment #SkilledTrades
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⚖️ Inflation. AI liability. Federal policy shifts. What should contractors actually be preparing for right now? CE asked attorneys from its 2026 Top 50 Construction Law Firms—@HuschBlackwell, @PeckarAbramson and @FoxRothschild—for answers. 🔗 Read their insights here: f.mtr.cool/7vxwxx3l2w #ConstructionLaw #ConstructionIndustry #AI
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September marks #SucidePreventionMonth and an important opportunity to strengthen the way we support construction’s most valuable resource, our people. See how creating a culture of care, connection and awareness can help protect workers and save lives. #ABCMeritShopProud
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🏗️ What does it take to save one of America's most iconic aviation structures? Hangar One has defined Silicon Valley's skyline for nearly 90 years. @McCarthyBuild and Planetary Ventures just gave it a new era with an ambitious design-build rehabilitation at @NASA's Ames Research Center. 🔗 Learn more: f.mtr.cool/izgaifbg2d  #ConstructionIndustry #HistoricPreservation #DesignBuild
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💻 Nearly half of construction workers are already using AI. The question isn't whether to adopt it. It's how to do it without leaving your workforce behind. 20% use it daily. 29% use it weekly. The companies that will lead aren't the ones who adopted generative AI first—they're the ones who managed the shift thoughtfully. 🔗 Learn more with insight from @ADP: f.mtr.cool/rfz0nw42j6 #ConstructionTech #AI #ConstructionIndustry
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🔧 Milwaukee PIPELINE 2026 is not your typical trade show. This year's theme: disruptive innovation. CE got a behind-the-scenes look at @MilwaukeeTool's headquarters and hands-on testing of still-embargoed products—with feedback going straight back to the team for immediate redesign. 🔗 See more from our experience at Milwaukee PIPELINE 2026: f.mtr.cool/v94cra7cxp #ConstructionTech #ConstructionIndustry #MilwaukeeTool
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🗣️ "ABC and merit shop contractors are leading the industry in growing both registered apprenticeship programs and innovative new workforce development pipelines," says Kristen Swearingen, @ABCNational vice president of government affairs. 🔗 See more details: f.mtr.cool/h0op1ui00j #ConstructionIndustry #WorkforceDevelopment #Apprenticeship
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🏗️ @BELLConstCo  is changing what it looks like to be a woman in construction. The company shares perspectives from women in the field, builds confidence in female employees to step into new roles and fosters a culture that supports and protects them. 🔗 Learn more with insight from Melissa Higginbotham and Alexzondra Fleetwood from BELL: f.mtr.cool/0nnrt1huaa #WomenInConstruction #ConstructionIndustry #WorkforceDevelopment
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🏗️ The most complex construction projects in America aren't being built by one company. They're being built by the best ones, together. Joint venture models are giving firms like @SkanskaUSA a flexible, scalable way to deliver the most demanding projects in the country. 🔗 Learn more: f.mtr.cool/nsg2koqxwa #ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionManagement #JointVenture
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🎉 America's Workforce Academy just graduated its first class—and it only took four weeks. On Aug. 6, more than 55 students from Indiana and Ohio earned industry-recognized credentials as fiber technicians through the $115 million, tuition-free initiative launched by @ABCNational and @Meta. 🗣️ "They gave me an on-ramp to success—and they gave me a job," says Ethan Blake, a Fishers graduate. 🔗 Learn more about the first graduation at America's Workforce Academy: f.mtr.cool/wlcfusswsl #WorkforceDevelopment #ConstructionIndustry #SkilledTrades
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🏛️ @ABCNational is applauding the U.S. Senate's confirmation of James Macy and David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board—restoring the board's quorum and providing greater certainty for America's workers and employers. 🗣️ "The Senate's confirmation restores the board's quorum and provides greater certainty for employers and employees alike," says Kristen Swearingen, ABC vice president of government affairs. 🔗 Read more: f.mtr.cool/lpftibkjbh #ConstructionIndustry #LaborPolicy #NLRB
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💻 As AI reshapes construction, who's responsible for making sure humans stay in the equation? At Connico, that responsibility falls to Mihail Risteski, director of digital transformation—and he gave us an inside look at the strategies driving AI adoption at the firm. 🔗 Get a deeper look at our interview with Risteski: f.mtr.cool/mpczxqqxyc #ConstructionTech #AI #ConstructionIndustry
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