Optimism high amid uncertainty
Construction Dive
AUGUST 26, 2019
Commercial builders mostly expect profit to grow this year despite economic warning bells around debt and trade, according to an ABC confidence index.
ABC Commercial Profitability 
133 Buoyed by healthy economy, ABC Index finds contractors upbeat
BD+C
DECEMBER 7, 2017
The majority of commercial and industrial contractors are confident about sales growth, profits and staffing levels heading into 2018, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Confidence Index (CCI).
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Commercial, Institutional, Healthcare Construction Drive ABC’s Backlog Indicator to Highest Level Since Q2 2019
Construction Superintendent Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2022
months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for November 2022. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index reading for profit margins and staffing. The reading is.8 8 months higher than in November 2021.
Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide
Levelset
JUNE 6, 2022
Retention can be withheld on residential or commercial projects and on both public and private projects. It can significantly impact the financial standing of contractors, especially when working on projects with a small profit margin. ABC Contractor is billing a project owner for $100,000 with 10% retention.
Contractor confidence ends 2016 down but still in positive territory
BD+C
MARCH 29, 2017
Expectations for 2017 have become less optimistic, but the majority of industrial and commercial construction contractors still expect growth this year, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Confidence Index (CCI).
Contractors Remain Upbeat, According to ABC’s Latest Construction Confidence Index
Construction Superintendent Magazine
APRIL 20, 2018
Commercial and industrial construction contractors entered 2018 with abundant confidence regarding sales and staffing levels for the next six months, according to the latest Construction Confidence Index released by Associated Builders and Contractors. The CCI for profit margin expectations fell from 62.4 WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Small Business Guide to Construction Management Software
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JULY 7, 2022
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates the construction sector would need to bring in nearly 650,000 additional workers in 2022 to meet labor demands. As Anirban Basu, ABC Chief Economist said in a statement, “The workforce shortage is the most acute challenge facing the construction industry despite sluggish spending growth.
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