Features
Performance Contractors started out as a small team working on small projects. Today, the Baton Rouge–based industrial contractor is a $1.5-billion company, a merit-shop success story—and the ABC 2023 Contractor of the Year.
A Shock to the System
Plugging into electric vehicle infrastructure means understanding regulatory mandates, identifying hot sectors—and staying ahead of what’s coming next.
The Secret Sauce: ABC’s 2023 Top Performers
Organizational culture marks the difference between a good and a great place to work. According to ABC Top Performer companies, it includes everything from leadership, safety and health to innovation, salary and benefits.
In Her Boots
Project superintendent Tonia Jackson opens up about loving the dirt, managing her crew and being a woman in construction—and she pulls no punches.
Passion in Action
ABC’s 2023 national board chair, Milton Graugnard, talks expanding the tent, what makes a great leader and why construction is an industry like no other.
Keep It Clean
Construction is a dirty job–but it doesn’t have to be an unclean one, and it can’t afford to be. After the pandemic, onsite hygiene and sanitation are more important than ever.
The Innovation Game
Duncan Wardle discusses why creativity is everyone’s job, how it can solve for both opportunities and threats and what it means to throw out the rules.
A Matter of Trust: Stephen M. R. Covey
The new workforce demands a new style of leadership. Covey, a ABC Convention 2023 speaker, explains why.












