Hidden Costs

By Mike Merrill Construction leaders think they know their business like the back of their hand. But research shows that millions of dollars slip through...

Payment With A Smile

For distributors in any industry asking customers to pay their invoices is often the least enjoyable part of the business process. However, while the...

What to Look for in a Modern Contract Management System

Your contract management system (CMS) is the beating heart of your business, capturing your relationship with customers, suppliers, employees, projects, assets, and liabilities, but...

Can’t do it all yourself? Learn to delegate.

By Preston Ingalls Delegating is the act of assigning formal tasks and responsibilities to a subordinate, together with the necessary authority to carry them out....

Succession Planning

By Bart Gibson Two high-profile founders and CEOs picked earlier this year to make major announcements. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced he would leave his...
enticing a younger workforce

Innovating for a Safer Workforce: Part 2

In part one of this article, Carl Jones, vice president of the Coring & Cutting Group, and concrete contractor, Mike Iiams, owner of Precision...
Pushback

Why Do We Constantly Get Pushback to Change?

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

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...

Pandemic-era Marketing

With a changing landscape throughout the construction industry, one thing remains the same—life may slow down, but construction remains strong. We are at a...

Management’s Guide to an Injury-Free Construction Site

It should come as no surprise that safety is a major concern for every construction company, large or small. Beyond the obvious impact on...