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Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in September, Contractor Confidence Improves

by ABC | Oct 19, 2024
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence

Confidence is key, and ABC's positive Construction Backlog Indicator trend is boosting confidence among its contractors.

Construction Input Prices Down 0.9% in September

by ABC | Oct 18, 2024
Business | Economy | Finance

Large decrease in oil prices contributes to decrease in overall input prices for September.

How a Consultant Can Help Transform Your Construction Company Into an Industry Leader

by Chad Prinkey | Oct 16, 2024
Business | Business Development | Culture | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Workforce

When you're too close to a project, it's hard to see the bigger picture. A construction consultant can help dial in your company's image.

Basu Still Betting on Recession: CE’s 2024 Q3 Construction Economic Update and Forecast Summary

by Grace Calengor | Oct 11, 2024
Business | Economy

"I have been so surprised that the economy performed this well," ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu admitted in the recent Q3 Construction Economic Update and Forecast webinar—but he is not a full-fledged optimist yet.

The Happy Index: Lessons in Upside-Down Management

by Construction Executive | Oct 7, 2024
Book Club | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Nuts + Bolts

The Happy Index: Lessons in Upside-Down Management By James Timpson

Maturity Monitoring Concrete Increases Accuracy and Keeps Jobs on Schedule

by Erica Flukinger | Oct 4, 2024
Business | Equipment | Jobsite Monitoring | Productivity | Technology | Tools

Make sure your concrete is tested over time with digital tools that make for faster jobs and safer construction sites.

News Briefs: September-October 2024

by Construction Executive | Sep 27, 2024
Business | Finance | Industrial | Institutional | Markets | News Briefs | Nuts + Bolts

Reshoring Washington D.C.'s Tidal Basin wall, and publishing the newly published global financing guide to meeting sustainability standards.

How Do Lean Construction and Integrated Project Delivery Improve Project Outcomes?

by David Pacifici | Sep 25, 2024
Business | Productivity | Project Delivery

From groceries to gas to construction projects, Americans' budgets are up. Integrated project delivery can help quell one of the three.
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