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Construction Materials Prices Increase in July for First Time Since April

by ABC | Sep 4, 2024
Business | Business Development | Economy | Finance

Job openings might be going down, but prices now seem to be going up—for the first time in a quarter. What does that mean for the industry as budget season approaches?

Managing Field Expenses on Your Construction Company Credit Card

by Daniel Simon | Aug 8, 2024
Accounting | Business | Business Risk | Finance

To avoid wasteful spending and credit-card abuse on field-service purchases, your construction company needs a robust expense management approach.

Busting Major Alternative-Lending Myths

by Warren Miller, CFA | Jun 18, 2024
Accounting | Business | Finance

Unique problems require unique solutions. In construction, that means certain projects can require alternative methods of financing.

Empower Your Employees and Profits With a Meaningful Metrics Strategy

by LeAnne Goode | May 10, 2024
Business | Business Development | Finance

Employing a straightforward strategy to manage your company's money and money goals is sometimes the best path to success.

Money Talks: An Exclusive Roundtable on Construction Finance

by Christopher Durso | Apr 23, 2024
Business | Cover Story | Economy | Features | Finance

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.

‘Taylor Swift Is an Economic Phenomenon’: CE’s Q1 2024 Economic Update and Forecast

by Grace Calengor | Mar 28, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance

In our latest construction forecast webinar, ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu offered a newly optimistic analysis of the economy—including the role that a certain pop superstar's concert tour has played in staving off recession.

Financial Reporting Software Is Only as Good as the People Operating It

by Richard Sghiatti | Mar 5, 2024
Business | Finance

Up against stereotypes and ever-upgrading software, the employees who are tasked with handling construction accounting might be misconstrued as the villain.

Waging War: Why Ignorance of Wage Theft Is No Excuse

by Matt DeSarno | Feb 14, 2024
Business | Business Risk | Departments | Finance

Does it matter that many if not most of the contractors that engage in wage theft do so unknowingly? Not at all. But new technology solutions can help you avoid it altogether.
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