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Project Uptime
Project Uptime
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Boost Safety and Productivity by Improving Worker Wellness
Productivity losses related to personal and family health problems cost U.S. employers $225.8 billion each year. In addition, workers who are physically unwell or depressed or who...
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Team United Runs for Red White & Blue
What lies between Chicago, Illinois, and Madison, Wisconsin? For one thing, 200 long miles — long, that is, if you’re running them over the course of 36 sleepless hours as part of...
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Giving Back to Sick and Injured Veterans
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Veterans Ride in Style at Arizona’s Boulder Crest Retreat
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How Robots Will Change the Construction Workforce
If robots will one day take over construction jobs, as predicted in a white paper by construction giant Balfour Beatty, that day is a long way off, given everything that would need...
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For Construction Majors, the Future Looks Bright
The hottest major among college students these days isn’t marketing or engineering (although those are still popular). It’s construction. According to a report from the National...
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AGC Seeks to Spur Innovation in Construction with Innovation Awards
The construction industry is facing the biggest labor shortfall in more than a decade, and productivity has remained flat for decades while other fields such as manufacturing have...
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Project Manager in Training: Leverage Your Current Team
The labor shortage in construction is no secret. Skilled craft workers are harder to come by for sure. But many companies are also finding it difficult to fill all-important...
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4 Ways to Improve Worker Accountability
Accountability at all levels is key in any company and should be an ingrained part of the culture. At its core, accountability means living up to expectations and promises...
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Embracing the ‘New Guy’ (or Gal)
It's not necessarily much fun being the new guy or gal on the job site. Everyone else knows each other and the routine, and they've had time to develop the personal relationships...