When it came to the Sitka Airport Project, contractor Knik Construction Co., Inc. (Knik) was looking at some tough specifications: milling ½ inch off...

Martin Marietta is the largest hot-mix asphalt (HMA) producer and paving contractor in Colorado. Kevin Sawyer, a quality control technician for Martin Marietta, has...

Training … why do it? The short and simple answer to the question of why bother with construction training is twofold: safety and productivity. Accidents...

It never fails. You go to roll out a new program or process and then you start to hear the grumblings about why it...

Site construction company EHC, Inc. is experiencing a rebounding residential market with seven residential projects underway and many more in the works. The communities...

Boss, the framing sub just called and he can’t field a crew for another week or two.” “In that case, we better tell the insulation...

Factoring, as a form of commercial finance, has a long established history. It is, essentially, the business of buying accounts receivable at a discount—a...

Technology is gaining prevalence in the construction industry. While this upward momentum in tech—specifically mobile tech—allows contractors benefits such as GPS tracking, account management,...

Equipment wears down and sometimes breaks—it’s a fact of doing business, but when it happens unexpectedly, it can lead to unnecessary downtime, costs, and...

Telematics technology for your heavy equipment fleet Ten years ago, satellite was considered the best—and perhaps only—option to track construction equipment across the country and...