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Building for Longevity: How to Keep an Aging Workforce Safe

by Lisa Orr, Laura Oslund | Dec 8, 2021
Business | Business Development | Retention | Risk Management | Safety | Wellness | Workforce

Seasoned workers tend to have fewer injuries, but when they do, injuries are often more severe. Keep aging workers safe by understanding age-related challenges and implementing solutions.

Optimize Workflows to Reduce Inefficiencies and Improve Business Operations

by Tarry Schabel | Dec 8, 2021
Business | Business Development | Productivity | Project Management

In construction, there are typically a lot of inefficiencies, redundancies and opportunities to improve the quality of work. All of these can lead to completing work in a timelier manner, using fewer resources and resulting in happier customers—and ultimately more profit.

Problem Projects: Getting Construction Back on Track

by René Morkos | Dec 7, 2021
Business | Business Development | Project Delivery | Project Management

Backed by comprehensive information on project cost and completion, contractors can predict and prioritize the challenges most likely to occur for specific project types, estimate financial impact and outline best practices for future projects.

Daily Construction Reports: Don’t Leave the Job Without Them

by Patrick Barthet | Dec 7, 2021
Business | Dispute Resolution | Legal and Regulatory | OSHA | Project Delivery | Risk | Risk Management | Safety

Daily construction reports can help resolve a delay issue or clarify a jobsite access claim. They are admissible in court since the information was recorded when the events in question occurred.

How Surety Bonding Capacity Fuels Contractor Growth Strategy

by Steven Raffuel, Amit Baria | Dec 7, 2021
Business | Business Development | Risk | Risk Management | Surety Bonding

Contractors should consider fundamental U.S. surety principles for managing portfolio construction risk while securing adequate bonding capacity.

Construction Executives Should Be Dusting Off Employee Handbooks

by Adam E. Richards, Andrew Zelman | Dec 2, 2021
Business | Business Development | Departments

The construction industry, which is seemingly plagued by a never-ending labor shortage, necessitating construction executives having to grapple with pandemic-related workplace issues and challenges, is not exempt from the benefits of a thorough, well-formed handbook.

The Promise of 2022

by Michael D. Bellaman | Dec 1, 2021
ABCs | Business | Business Development | CEO Insights

If you know me, you know that the glass isn’t merely half-full but overflowing with opportunity. So it’s no surprise that I think 2022 promises to be a transformational year—or at least a bridge from [...]

News Briefs: December 2021

by Construction Executive | Dec 1, 2021
Business | News Briefs | Nuts + Bolts | Productivity

Cyber threats, Autodesk products, safety guidance and more.
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