Are Field Leaders Maximizing Your Bottom Line?

Most contractors hire subcontractors, who in turn hire field leaders for their respective trades. The field leaders of each trade have a great impact...

Construction Contracts: Part III

In parts I and II of this article, we focused on specific “best practice” contract terms that well-drafted construction documents should address. Ultimately, it...

Industry Challenges

As we start a new year, it’s always interesting to reflect on the many industry challenges, successes, and progressions that have taken place, and...

Managing Your Time and Increasing Your Personal Productivity

By Christine Corelli In the past, contractors enjoyed a little downtime during the year—especially if they were located in a cold climate. In today’s construction...

The True Cost of an Employee

In the construction industry, speed is of the essence. The faster you and your crew can successfully complete a job, the happier your clients,...

Hidden Value of Purchasing from a Dealership’s Rental Fleet

There are plenty of reasons your construction company needs to purchase equipment for its fleet. Perhaps there’s interest in diversifying the company’s services. Or...

Knowing is Half the Battle

Construction worksites, by nature, are generally hectic, busy, and more slimly staffed due to work-saving technology and the raw reality of today’s economy—which favors...

Business Value

As your business matures and grows, you may start to think about how you plan on moving towards a significant end goal: selling your...

Tax Matters

By Karen J. Poist, CPA, and Kimberley D. Tarnakow, CPA As the nation has become more mobile, many construction companies now do business across the...

Changing the Process of Communicating Change: Part 2 of 2

In part one of this article, the concept of change was discussed. In a company environment when change is not handled appropriately, there can...