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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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Why Culture at Your Construction Company Might Need an Audit

by Alla Volodina | Oct 16, 2026
Culture | Business | Business Risk | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Retention | Risk | Risk Management | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

What culture audits might uncover are hidden liabilities that are greater than the financial liabilities on the balance sheet.
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The Safety Glasses the Contractor Paid for Are Still in the Truck

by Alex Storch | Oct 7, 2026
Safety | Human Resources | Insurance | OSHA | PPE | Risk | Risk Management | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

“An employer that pays for prescription safety eyewear and cannot show it is being worn has documented spend and nothing else.”

Construction Layoffs Fall to All-Time Low in August

by ABC | Sep 29, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Layoffs are on pause, which may signal a net increase to come for overall construction staffing levels.
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New Names and Faces: September 2026

by Construction Executive | Sep 23, 2026
Top Story | Award Winners | Business | Business Development | Careers | Culture | Executive Profiles | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | People | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Two new Skanska hires, and ABC National office addition, a new engineering practice, and ESOP announcement and more among ABC member companies in September.
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The Construction Talent Problem Starts Before the Job Posting

by Joanna Tomczyk | Sep 23, 2026
Workforce | Careers | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Retention | Top Story | Topic | Training

The best onboarding teaches people how the business thinks.
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Mental Health Is a Leadership Imperative in Construction

by George Nash | Sep 22, 2026
Total Human Health | Culture | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Safety | Top Story | Topic | Wellness | Workforce

In 2023, more construction professionals died by suicide than from workplace accidents. Industry leaders explain why mental health must become as central to safety culture as hard hats and PPE.
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Key Person Provisions in Construction Contracts: Because People, Not Companies, Build Projects

by Nate Simon | Sep 22, 2026
Legal and Regulatory | Business | Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Human Resources | Project Delivery | Risk | Risk Management | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

A key person provision is a widely underused tool in the world of construction contracts.
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