5 Tips to Keep Your Construction Project on Schedule
Keeping your construction projects on schedule to meet your completion deadline is no easy task. Adverse weather, costly rework, unavailable resources…
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Wage Spikes & Big Hiring Gains in February’s U.S. Jobs Report
February was another great month for jobs creation in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as set out in the latest Employm…
Women’s History Month: Their Impact and Our Support
This month we pause for celebration and recognition of Women’s History Month.
One of the areas I’m most passionate about is the empowerment of wo…
Who Gets to Squawk Loudest About Rising Costs, Consumers or Contractors?
When talking with developers and design firms these days, the discussion will quickly turn to the extraordinarily rapid upticks in material and other …
Riveting Contest for Dominant Share, Singles Vs. Multiples, in Major Cities
When it comes to new residential construction in the United States, building permit figures in units are generally accepted as a good proxy (or fill-i…
8 Common Construction Estimating Mistakes
Estimating is one of the most difficult jobs in construction. It is also one of the most important. Profits are typically won or lost based on how acc…
Worker Shortage Index – Construction’s Hiring Woes Entrenched & Severe
General and trade contractors have long been complaining that they can’t find sufficient qualified workers to fill vacant positions. Recently, emplo…
4 Reasons Contractors Should Prioritize Tech Adoption in 2022
2021 was a challenging but positive year for the construction industry. And the growing adoption of technology in this sector has been in the limeligh…
8 Mid-February Economic Nuggets, With an Emphasis on Inflation
As a month, February is habitually a few days short, but that doesn’t make it less than mighty.
Nonresidential Construction Starts Trend Graphs – January 2022
Clichés are often true and it is the case that a picture can be worth a thousand words.
