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A Shrinking Labor Force Changes the Construction Workforce Equation

by John Dorer | Oct 23, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Risk | Careers | Education | Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Productivity | Project Delivery | Recruitment | Retention | Topic | Training | Workforce

For contractors already struggling to find enough people, a smaller national workforce raises a bigger question about how much work companies can realistically support.

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A Long Haul For Lithium: Oversized Crystallizers Delivered Over 600 Miles

by Construction Executive | Oct 23, 2026
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The crystallizers perform the final step in the mine’s planned lithium production process.

Matt Snyder, director of preconstruction at Helix Electric.

Helix Electric’s Matt Snyder

by Construction Executive | Oct 23, 2026
Job Interview | Careers | Culture | Departments | Executive Profiles | Leadership | Nuts + Bolts | Organization Culture | People | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

Matt Snyder is taking lessons he learned while playing center for the Indiana University football team to directing preconstruction at Helix Electric.

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Mind the Model: Closing the Gap Between BIM Coordination and Field Installation

by Kevin Bromenshenk | Oct 22, 2026
Business | BIM | Business Risk | Departments | Leadership | Productivity | Project Delivery | Project Management | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

Closing the gap between coordinated BIM and field installation takes early buy-in, continuous verification and a smarter approach to digital closeout.

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A More Selective Market: AI, Operational Efficiency and Project Cancellations Top of Mind for Contractors This Year

by Construction Executive | Oct 22, 2026
Research | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Business Risk | Data Analytics | Departments | Economy | Finance | Nuts + Bolts | Productivity | Recruitment | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

Of those surveyed, 45% said they were piloting or actively implementing artificial intelligence.

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Before the Build: Virtual Reality Helps Design and Test Contech Products

by Casey Ketterhagan, Amanda Kachar | Oct 22, 2026
Upgrade | BIM | Business | Departments | Equipment | Nuts + Bolts | Productivity | Project Delivery | Technology | Tools | Top Story | Topic | Training | Wearables | Workforce

Virtual reality is giving Milwaukee Tool’s product teams an earlier look at design, usability and performance—helping turn digital concepts into jobsite-ready tools.

A construction professional in a white hard hat, safety glasses and yellow high-visibility vest reviews large blueprints on an empty platform beneath the steel truss roof and glass canopy of a new train station.

Safety Gains Vary by Sector

by Construction Executive | Oct 21, 2026
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CPWR’s June 2026 Data Bulletin compares injury trends in building construction, heavy and civil engineering, and specialty trades using federal data.

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Construction Mental Health Score Rises

by Construction Executive | Oct 20, 2026
Nuts + Bolts | Business | Culture | Human Resources | News Briefs | Organization Culture | Productivity | Retention | Safety | Top Story | Topic | Total Human Health | Wellness | Workforce

The report surveyed 5,000 employed U.S. adults in June. Across all industries, 23% of respondents were classified at high mental health risk.

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