Track Your Progress

When speaking at conferences, I often ask this question: “What’s your profit goal?”  The typical answer is always the same: “As much as we can...

Building with Block

As climate extremes and environmental accountability coalesce, the need for more resilient structures has never been more apparent. Concrete masonry construction is uniquely positioned...

Does Your Business Work for You?

A construction business which works for you works without the owner having to do all the important work, including making most day-to-day decisions, telling everyone...

Builders Risk Today

Material prices fluctuate, subcontractor availability shifts, and catastrophic events—from floods to wildfires—can grind projects to a halt overnight. For many contractors, builders risk insurance...

Cybersecurity

Data Breach Concerns: Proactive tips to ensure your company is prepared By Ryan Bilbrey Are data breach worries keeping you up at night? The first half...

More Than The Minimum

Most construction customers don’t really know how to compare the difference between good or poor-quality workmanship. They ask for contractor bids to build a...

Next-Generation Talent: Creating Diversity in the Workforce

Encouraging diversity in the construction workforce Global pipe joining solutions provider and construction productivity company Victaulic recently celebrated a major company milestone: 100 years of...

Up With Local Leadership

I swear if I read another blog about the leadership lessons of some famous leader, I’ll gag. I’d much rather read about real leaders...

The Competitive Edge

The benefit of a plan for prevailing wage bids. Trying to maintain a skilled, reliable workforce in today’s construction climate can be a challenge even...

WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION: Digital Shift

How do you see digital transformation enhancing the career path for women in construction? I see the acceleration of digital transformation enhancing career opportunities for...