A Debt to be Paid: Employing our Veterans

What has 4 decades as an employer taught me about hiring and managing veterans? That it’s the smartest move I can make in terms...
Pouring Concrete

Cracking the Myth of Sustainability in Concrete Construction

There is no straight forward, simple definition of what sustainability means to the construction industry. In fact, there are few tools or even metrics...

How to Make a Bad Situation Worse

It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. In a recent...

The Diesel Engine Oil of the Future: PC-11

The American Petroleum Institute (API), working with engine manufacturers and oil makers, is completely redesigning heavy-duty engine oil specifications. Nearly a decade has passed...
leadership

Leave a Leadership Legacy

In the Gallup book, Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow, Tom Rath writes, “The most extraordinary leaders do not see...

Products and Services Guide

Click Here to view the Products and Services Guide Click Here  to download a PDF of the Products & Services Guide _________________________________________________________________________ Modern Contractor Solutions, April 2018 Did...

Rehabbing Aging Concrete Wastewater Infrastructure

Municipal wastewater treatment facilities, sewers, and vaults endure some of the most severe and corrosive environments in the water industry and must pass increasing...

Solution to Reduce Construction Risk

Three quarters of building owners and contractors have experienced a dispute or claim in the last 3 years, and nine in ten say increased...
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Recovering Delay Damages Despite Timely Completion

Construction projects frequently encounter delays to the work. A delay which is compensable to a contractor is one that was not anticipated when the...
Hilti Nuron

One Cordless Platform For All

Running a business, managing jobsites, and maintaining tools and equipment are demanding enough, but it’s become even more challenging with ongoing supply chain and...