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November 2024 Issue

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Casting Call: Recruiting the Next Class of Construction Leaders

The current cast of construction leaders is retiring, begging the question: Who’s up next?
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Feature

Dirt Nerd: How Aaron Witt Built His Multimillion-Dollar Construction Media Company Before Age 30

Meet Aaron Witt, a young entrepreneur who started Instagramming cool construction photos eight years ago, and today runs his own multimillion-dollar construction media services company. When it comes to construction, he says, ‘the love was always there’—and now, he’s on a mission to make what he affectionately calls ‘the dirt world’ a better place.
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Feature

Risky Business: Surety Experts Talk Risk Mitigation in Construction

Surety experts talk bonding and managing risk in a construction landscape that includes an influx of federal construction projects, continued supply-chain disruptions, labor shortages and more
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Departments
The Lowe's Foundation at National Signing Day 2024
Workforce
Never Stop Improving: The Lowe's Foundation Gable Grant Goes to SkillsUSA

By Grace Calengor

The Lowe’s Foundation—the charitable arm of your friendly neighborhood home improvement store—is investing $50 million into skilled-trades training over the next five years, with a $1-million Gable Grant going to SkillsUSA.

the tipsy pickle eatertainment venue in North Carolina
Markets
A Pickle of a Project: Swinerton's New Eatertainment Venue

By Ken Budd

Converting a former factory into a pickleball “eatertainment” center presented challenges. But for Swinerton, the work—like the sport—has also been fun.

construction workers on the front lines with safety blueprints
Safety
On the Front Lines: Influencing Construction Site Safety

By Nancy Novak

No one has more influence on construction site safety than frontline supervisors, also known as foremen. Their impact on a project’s overall success cannot be overstated—and that’s particularly true for safety. But those responsibilities are a heavy burden given the dangers of working in our industry.

two peers comparing each other
Business
Peer to Peer: Comparing Construction Company Metrics

By Michael McLin

“If your friends did that, would you do it too?” Well-meaning parents have repeated this trouble-stopping phrase for decades. But when it comes to evaluating your construction business’ success, measuring against your peers might not be such a bad idea after all.

the FLITE Center in Palm Beach County
Culture
'Ten Toes Down': Excel Construction's $15,000 Annual Donation

By Jordan LeGras

Beauty, even in the built environment, comes at a price—one that Excel Construction of Florida intends to pay in full by donating $15,000 in construction materials and labor each year to a nonprofit organization in south Florida.

United States Courthouse in San Antonio
Markets
Closeout: Justice Is Served

By Construction Executive

Justice is sweet but the modern, light- and foliage-filled courthouse in San Antonio is sweeter.

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