infrastructure plan

Three Tips for Contractors in Light of the $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure...

There is no doubt that the recent actions of President Donald Trump have been made with his signature phrase in mind: Make America Great...
workplace temper tantrum

Can You Recover from a Temper Tantrum?

Joan storms out of the office. The door slams. And everything comes to a screeching halt. The meeting has barely begun. Now, it’s over. Today...

McCarthy Culture

Veterans Day provides us all with an opportunity to honor those who’ve served our country. At the same time, it is important to stop...

Fighting Discrimination

Renee Conner knows what it means to be a woman in construction. As a kid, she went out to sites with her father and,...

FHWA Ignores Congressional Mandates to Enact Safety Rules for More Than...

Safety on our highways has been a top priority for nearly 50 years. The Highway Safety Act of 1966 was the first major effort...

Construction’s Future

By Kenny Ingram Making predictions that hold water even a year or two out is always difficult. So, I fully expected that predictions I had...
Payments

New Payments Paradigm

It isn’t often that the construction industry leads in new technology adoption, yet that is the opportunity offered by a new partnership between Viewpoint,...

Construction Contracts: Part II

Contract documents serve as the primary to-do list for the owner, general contractor, subcontractors, and all other parties involved in the project. As the...

Tier 4 Directive

Considerable buzz has been around for some time as to Tier 4 requirements for diesel engines. Let’s start with the question: What is Tier...

Economic Conditions

Continuing inflation and a looming recession remain of the utmost concern to chief financial officers. Recent research from IWG found that 91% of CFOs...