New Names and Faces: October 2026
Skanska marks 25-year membership with NCDOL; Ravensberg Inc. extends its family history; J.J. Keller sees three promotions; and more announcements this month.
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Complexities of Office-to-Residential Conversion Projects in a Growing Construction Market
Where 1.6 million square feet of office space was converted to residential in 2023, that number soared to reach 5 million square feet by 2025.
ABC Launches Cybersecurity Roadmap for Federal Contractors
This free roadmap helps any U.S. Department of Defense contractor or subcontractor within the Defense Industrial Base that handles Federal Contract Information or Controlled Unclassified Information become CMMC certified for Phase 1.
How Upskilling Can Help Close the Construction Labor Gap
Below are six targeted areas where skills training can harness the untapped power of the construction workforce.
Data Center Demand Is Creating a Talent Crisis Across the Rest of Construction
Mission-critical construction is moving at a ridiculous pace, and the influx in labor demand is stripping all the capabilities away from the rest of the construction sector.
Before the Next Project: Map the Gap Between Payroll and Collections
Which bills come first? When should the customer payments arrive? And what happens if one of them is two weeks late?
A Shrinking Labor Force Changes the Construction Workforce Equation
For contractors already struggling to find enough people, a smaller national workforce raises a bigger question about how much work companies can realistically support.
Construction Futures: October 2026 Economic Roundup
For the fifth month in a row, nonresidential construction spending grew—thanks to data centers.
