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Growing Your Small Construction Business Part 2: Hire the Right People
June 4, 2018
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series on growing your small construction business. In part 1 of our series on growing your small construction business...
8 Ways to Reduce Construction Waste
June 1, 2018
Waste not, want not. Or, if you’re in the construction business, waste less, spend less — especially when it comes to materials, which make up a big chunk of your budget. The cost...
Q&A: Tiny Steps that Can Transform Your Company Culture
By Marianne Wait | May 29, 2018
A great corporate culture can help you retain your best employees, boost productivity and performance and stay competitive. And it doesn’t take time-sucking corporate retreats or...
Learning How to “Build Like a Girl”
May 25, 2018
Women make up just over 9 percent of the construction industry workforce. Jen Bauer, director of marketing at Miron Construction, wants to change that. The message she aims to...
How to Be a Leader, Not Just a Manager
May 18, 2018
The personality traits that draw people to the construction industry may make it difficult for them to become effective leaders, according to Ed Rowell, a senior consultant at FMI...
Build Your Dream Team by Helping Your Employees Advance
May 17, 2018
Helping construction employees grow and develop is becoming more critical in today’s competitive job market. Building a solid internal team can help alleviate some of the burden of...
6 Tips for Retaining Great Construction Talent
April 24, 2018
Successful construction hiring should include not just strategies that attract best candidates in the industry but also long-term retention programs. If you’re struggling with a...
OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping Rule: 7 Things to Know About Form 300A
By Marianne Wait | March 27, 2018
OSHA is on a mission to improve the tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. Last year it issued a rule that certain employers, including many construction companies, have to...
Turns for Troops Instagram Challenge
March 8, 2018
The IndyCar season is here! The first race, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, takes place March 11. That also means a new season for Turns for Troops, which you’ll learn...
A Nod to Women-Owned Businesses
March 5, 2018
Women make up a small fraction of the construction workforce, and the C-suites of large construction companies also skew heavily male, but that doesn’t mean women aren’t making...