Live Field Data

By Mike Merrill The US economy is always moving, it is the nature of the system to regularly cycle between growth and correction. We have...

Workforce Issues

Matt Fairhurst is the cofounder and CEO of Skedulo, a leading mobile workforce management platform. Matt’s background is in user experience and user interface...

Hiring Veterans

By Josh White Of the 18.2 million veterans currently residing in the U.S., around 621,000 receive disability insurance or pension payments. Sadly, veterans with disabilities...

Three Essential Components for Successful Design-Build Project Management

By Frank Malangone It is no secret among construction leaders that design-build focused organizations and projects are increasing exponentially. In fact, design-build is expected to...

Global Megatrends

Over the past few years, the global construction industry has navigated unprecedented times with high highs and low lows brought on by the unanticipated...
handling conflict

Handling Conflict: Communication Difficulties Aren’t All Bad

By Christine Corelli Get real! Life without conflict is a pipe dream. But when conflict occurs or exists in your contractor business, it must be...

Hourly Investment

“My workers drive me crazy!” “We can’t keep people.” “They’re constantly calling out.”  “They’re so unmotivated.” When I ask my audience members what they find most challenging about...

How to Grow a Construction Business

Succeeding in the construction industry takes hard work. Construction business owners often need to overcome obstacles such as over-budget projects, difficult client demands, and...

Industry Expectations

The pandemic accelerated trends in the construction industry related to labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and material cost increases. Ultimately, these trends resulted in...
Commercial Financing

6 Tips for Tackling Commercial Financing

Commercial financing is available to encourage responsible budgeting and enable businesses to overcome unanticipated hurdles like economic downfalls, unpaid invoices, and budgetary discrepancies. With...