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Articles Tagged with ''economy''

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AIA: Architecture Firm Billings Continue to Contract Heading into 2026

Business conditions remained challenging across all specializations, with multifamily residential firms seeing a slower rate of decline but no billings growth since mid-2022
February 18, 2026

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index dropped to 43.8 in January, down from 47.1 in December, signaling a greater number of firms experienced a decline in billings compared to the previous month.


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Amrize Announces Board of Directors Changes

Amrize is building North America, as the partner of choice for professional builders with advanced branded solutions from foundation to rooftop
February 12, 2026

Amrize announced a few changes to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. 


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Nonresidential Construction Adds 27,900 Jobs in January

On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 44,000 jobs, an increase of 0.5%
February 11, 2026

The construction industry added 33,000 jobs on net in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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Sheet Metal Supply Receives Community Economic Development Award

The award is in recognition of the company’s “reinvestment in an unused facility representing a substantial investment in the Grayslake economy and the creation of new local job opportunities.”
February 4, 2026

Sheet Metal Supply, a national metal fabricator for the construction industry, was the unanimous winner of the 2025 Economic Development award at the Grayslake (Ill.) Area Chamber of Commerce Installation & Awards Ceremony.


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AIA CEO Joins Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to Discuss Housing and Community Design at USCM Winter Meeting

A featured conversation on the power of design in strengthening communities and supporting effective local leadership
January 29, 2026

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is participating in the 94th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in Washington, D.C., January 28-30, 2026, convening more than 300 mayors and senior city leaders from across the country.


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Richard Branch Named New AIA Chief Economist

In this pivotal role, Branch will analyze U.S. economic trends and construction markets, assessing their impact on architectural practice
January 26, 2026

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Richard Branch as its new chief economist.


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2025 Ends with Continued Weak Business Conditions for Architecture Firms, AIA/Deltek ABI Finds

Any score below 50 indicates a billings decline, although this month’s score indicates that fewer firms reported a decline in billings in December than in November
January 22, 2026

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) closed out 2025 in negative territory with a December score of 48.5, up from 45.3 in November.


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AIA: Nonresidential Construction Spending to Face Prolonged Weakness Through 2027

Spending on commercial facilities is expected to rise by 3.0 percent this year, followed by a 3.5 percent increase in 2027, according to the Consensus Construction Forecast
January 21, 2026

Panelists in The American Institute of Architects’ latest Consensus Construction Forecast expect a modest 1.0 percent increase in overall building spending for 2026, rising to just 2.2 percent in 2027.   


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AIA: Business Activity at Architecture Firms Remains Stagnant

Firms are unlikely to see a significant increase in billings until work in the pipeline resumes
December 17, 2025

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for November was 45.3, marking the 13th consecutive month of declining billings at architecture firms, and the 35th month of a score below 50 out of the last 38.


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Architecture Firm Billings See Continued Decline

The regional and sector categories are calculated as three-month moving averages and may not always average out to the national score
November 19, 2025

Business conditions at architecture firms remained soft as the fourth quarter of 2025 began, according to the latest data from the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI). 


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