Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) President and CEO Michael D. Bellaman and National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Boyd Worsham join ENR Groundbreakers host Emell Derra Adolphus to unpack Meta’s new America’s Workforce Academy, how the venture could shift nationwide skilled labor needs for construction projects, upskilling for complex market needs, and why the ongoing AI boom is pushing innovation among industry associations.

On this episode of ENR Groundbreakers, STV CEO Greg Kelly discusses how the U.S. AI boom is pushing the global AEC consulting firm to innovate among its clients and employees, announcing plans for the company to launch a new power-focused business line. “When you think about infrastructure – transportation, water, buildings – , the fourth vertical that's missing in that is how do we power all that—the energy side of it,” says Kelly. “And so we're going to be very intentional in the launch of our strategic plan to build that capability, in part because our clients need that.”

On this episode of ENR Groundbreakers, STO Building Group CEO Bob Mullen discusses company leadership as a “calming force” amid market challenges and the goals for STOBG’s three new business lines to reduce delays and increase project flexibility.

On this episode of ENR Groundbreakers, Barton Malow CEO Ryan Maibach talks artificial intelligence, succession and why he welcomes change at the 100-year-old company based in metro Detroit, Michigan. “I think we can kind of live in the moment and say that this is a really unique moment in time,” says Maibach. Plus, how the company’s is baking innovation into its project portfolio.

On this episode of ENR Groundbreakers, former Trump Organization exec Barbara Res says President Donald Trump’s leadership style as a real estate mogul in the ’80s and ’90s was “not bad” when it came to being a pioneer of putting women in high-ranking positions. “It was a big job with big responsibilities,” Res says about Trump Tower, adding that the job also opened doors for women in construction.