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Capital funds! Business loans! Risk! Labor! Technology! Growth! An exclusive CE roundtable gets to the bottom line on everything you need to know about construction finance at this moment. The good news: People are feeling pretty optimistic about the state of the market.
History on Deck: A Deeper Dive on the Restoration of the USS Alabama
When it was time to replace the World War II–era teak decking on the battleship USS Alabama, the latest scanning and modeling technology ensured a smooth, safe project—and surety bonding protected its $8.5-million budget against a few unexpected obstacles.
Infrastructure: Going After IIJA-Funded Work Two Years Later
When is $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending not $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending? When it comes with a lot of regulations and requirements—and is subject to project labor agreements on many jobs. More than two years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law, here’s what merit-shop contractors should know about going after IIJA-funded work.
Vision Kwest: Presenting ABC’s 2024 Contractor of the Year
Kwest Group was just supposed to be a regional player in northwestern Ohio. Twenty years, 350 full-time employees and $130 million in annual business later, the nationally known heavy contractor is ABC’s 2024 Contractor of the Year.
One Milestone at a Time
Breaking barriers can be intimidating for women business owners in construction, but Jessie Cannizzaro never shies away from a chance to better her company and her reputation. As the founder of Milestone Plumbing puts it: ‘Your work ethic needs to be what you strive to work toward and the path that you pick.’
Generation Yes: Recruiting Today’s Construction Management Students
Today’s construction-management students are ready and eager to join
the workforce. What can companies do to attract the best and brightest?
Get to them early, create a close-knit culture, offer flexibility and travel—
and don’t discount their affinity for technology.
‘Nobody’s Coming to Save You’: ABC Convention Speaker Ryan Leak on the Power of Self-Leadership
For ABC Convention 2024 speaker Ryan Leak, truly effective leadership begins with self-leadership. That means separating following from leading, helping yourself grow and understanding that you’re not going to drown—because you already know how to swim.
Seeing the Light: Upperroom Dallas and the Future of Construction Technology
Rogers-O’Brien’s elaborate conversion project for a Dallas church is a showcase for how technology is changing the way we design and build, well, everything. From hyper-accurate 3D modeling and automated site layout to integrated project management and real-time translation, the future of construction has never been closer—or more accessible.








