Contractors using employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) as a business strategy are on the rise. Fifteen percent of all employee stock ownership plans are...

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

By Derek Halpern The pandemic, though terrible, has given us much-needed time to pause, reflect, and perhaps make some changes to the way we live...

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

Proactive cost control can help construction fleets considerably when it comes to staying competitive in the market, but the industry is grappling with the...

The early design process is exhilarating. Renderings are created that help the owner visualize the designer’s intent, and the excitement is often contagious. However,...

By Jill J. Johnson Today’s business climate is exceptionally volatile and complex. In this type of uncertain environment, it is essential to reassess all of...

I truly believe our lives are the result of our decision making. We are either recipients of good outcomes for proper decisions or victims...

Many factors affect shifts and transformations within a contracting company. As your position evolves—job changes, job promotions, and more responsibilities—your involvement in the business...

Our recent Global Capital Project Outlook (GCPO), launched earlier in June, found that the construction industry is responding to recent inflation, supply chain volatility,...