NATIONAL (August 11, 2015) - ABC recently released a report by economist Bernard Markstein on the private construction industry's importance to state economics. Markstein's analysis of the industry's contribution to 2014 GDP covered the nation as a whole as well as by each state. Read an executive summary below.

HOUSTON, Texas – On Center Software’s just completed 2015 Construction Industry survey found a significant amount of activity surrounding movement to cloud technologies, with integration, collaboration, communication and error reduction cited as critical drivers.

MILWAUKEE (August 3, 2015) With summer utility work in full swing, ICUEE has launched a social media photo contest that gives the hardworking men and women of the utility industry a chance to showcase their livelihood and win a new pair of work boots.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (August 5, 2015) – It is with great sadness that the American Concrete Institute mourns Daniel W. Falconer, ACI managing director of engineering who passed away peacefully on July 29, 2015, at age 59, in his Hartland, Michigan, home surrounded by his family, after a 16-month battle with colon cancer.

MOLINE, Ill. (Aug. 10, 2015) - The equipment rental industry revenue forecast for the next five years continues to paint a very positive picture for the future in the United States, with growth rates exceeding 7 percent through at least 2018, according to the latest projections released by the American Rental Association (ARA). The U.S. industry also remains on track to reach record revenue of $38.3 billion in 2015.