Employee Retention Challenges?
Churn. The coming and going of workers continues to impact construction more than other industries. High turnover clearly takes a toll on everyone and the bottom line too. Pros suggest creating a culture of loyalty…
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Show Me The Money?
Pop quiz: how much does cash flow matter? The answer, as every construction business knows, is: a whole lot! Even excellent project performance, and plenty of work on hand, can not ultimately camouflage cash shortages….
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Increasing Your Bonding Capacity
If you’re in construction and eager to go after more jobs, bigger jobs, and better paying jobs, you’re most likely craving increased bond capacity. Typically, surety bond companies will be considering your cash position, so…
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What’s The Story With Your Numbers?
Dazed and confused? Whether or not a love for numbers drew you into the construction business, you cannot survive without knowing where you stand at every moment. That requires at least a general understanding of…
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At The Sound of the Bell: Building Schools
Holding the winning contract for builds at schools makes summer a busy season for many construction businesses. With so many stakeholders eyeing the start of the new school year, the pressure’s on to upgrade antiquated…
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Accelerating: Data Center Builds
With demand for data centers surging, federal leadership is eager to remove hurdles and provide incentives to accelerate builds. Energy and manufacturing projects related to data centers are also eligible for funds, tax credits, and…
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Infrastructure Priorities: Transportation
Federal leadership is revving up around the importance of addressing, and efficiently completing critical transportation projects around the country, via an “America is Building Again” agenda. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is steadily releasing funds…
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Customer Service Vs Wining and Dining?
Between efforts to get the company name out there, winning contracts, and getting the work done, actual attention to relationships with customers–aka customer service–can easily get lost in the shuffle. Read on for practical pointers…
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Infrastructure: Let’s Build!
Leadership at the U.S. Department of Transportation says it’s time to get the hard work of building moving again, and to that end, $3.2 billion is rolling out around the country in the form of…
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