Worker Scarcity: A Persistent Trend
According to labor statistics from the end of October, hiring remains challenging in construction–and is expected to stay that way: About 5% of construction jobs went unfilled on the last day of October….Despite the slight…
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Building Resilience: Climate Change
Floods, water infrastructure and the electrical grid are all in need of attention, and the federal government is investing an additional $6 billion to support this resilience work. Extreme Weather Requires Attention Though there has…
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Capacity Building: Ports!
Remember all those images of ships lined up, waiting to enter ports and unload containers? Though that’s “yesterday’s news,” the infrastructure challenges to our supply chains did not magically disappear, which makes it great to…
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Civil Works Keeping Builders Busy
In the Seattle region, huge private investments–think Microsoft and Amazon–were behind the previous construction boom. These days, building is still going strong but, as in much of the country, civic works are the primary driver…
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Once Upon A Time…
Marketing is about telling the story of what makes your company special, and while that seems obvious and straightforward enough, it’s actually easy to lose sight of your story while you are busy running the…
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Once Upon A Time…
Marketing is about telling the story of what makes your company special, and while that seems obvious and straightforward enough, it’s actually easy to lose sight of your story while you are busy running the…
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Getting The Desired Results: Efficiency!
Sure, every contractor wants to operate efficiently, but even with all the tech afloat, achieving efficiency remains elusive. It’s typical to find that just as we get one thing going well, another is off track….
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Scaling Up?
With an infusion of public funding behind builds of all kinds around the country, many contractors are thinking with aspiration. Indeed, despite the challenges of labor and materials, the timing just may be right…
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Time’s Ticking: Deferred Maintenance
Across the country, local, state and federally-owned public buildings are in dire need of attention. Commitments and allocations are starting to add up, and contractors are digging in. Read on for examples of how…
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