Get Your Ship Headed in the Right Direction

The goal for your construction company is not to be busy. Your goal is to build a business that works and delivers what the...

7 Financial Red Flags

Y ou know your company can handle a bigger job. You have the crew, equipment, and experience. Then you talk to your bonding agent and...

Better Planning for Parking Projects

Ask a general contractor what wins bids right now and you'll hear the same thing on most jobsites. Price is still a pain point,...

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Smarter Machine Control

A contractor spec’s a new excavator with auxiliary hydraulics, takes delivery, and then buys a rotating shear. The machine has the plumbing. What it does...

The Facts about Self-Healing Concrete

Every owner and facility manager knows the cycle: Concrete cures, concrete cracks, water and chlorides find their way in, reinforcing steel corrodes, and the...

The Cash Trap

A commercial concrete sub pulled me aside last month. His $100MM firm is profitable and growing. But he's out of cash. It's sitting in his accounts...