Future Workforce: Part 1 of 4

The labor shortage in construction is not new, it’s a problem years in the making. This doesn’t stop it from being a pain point...

Work Smart Not Hard: Part 3 of 4

Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. With the recently passed Infrastructure Bill generating more demand for work and an ongoing labor crisis, contractors and...

The CFO Alternative

In today’s construction industry, uncertainty is constant. Volatile material costs, protracted billing cycles, and razor-thin margins place significant strain on management teams. For many...

Where's The Money?

Stopping embezzlement in audit trail. When I present The 90-Minute MBA® in a seminar, I ask those who are business owners or managers to raise...

Seven Deadly Sins of Contract Management Installation

Contracts are the essential beating heart of any construction business. They define relationships with owners, legal and finance partners, and subsubcontractor service providers. Contracts...

Poettker Construction

Poettker Construction, an award-winning family owned construction company, closed out the 2022 calendar year with tremendous employee, financial, industry, philanthropic and market sector growth...

Decision Making

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

Those Darn Boomers: Part 2 of 2

By Preston Ingalls In my first article on Baby Boomers, I shared the financial reality of Boomers. Technically, it is an individual born between 1946...
Consensus Building

Win-Win Decisions: Part 2

Getting a team to reach a mutual decision can be more than challenging. Individual members have viewpoints that are influenced by their paradigms, experiences,...
wage laws

Prevailing Wage Laws: Q&A on What to Know About Compliance

By Timothy J. Ford, Esq. Today’s construction company owners, managers, and supervisors need to have a clear understanding of the prevailing wage laws. Compliance with...