Leadership

Two-Way Smart Radios for Every Construction Worker on a Jobsite Advances Communication Practices and Productivity

by Construction Executive | Sep 17, 2026
Top Story | Business | Equipment | Leadership | PPE | Productivity | Project Delivery | Project Management | Safety | Technology | Tools | Training | Workforce | Workforce Management

Contractors who move to a universal communication device strategy have described the impact the same way: they finally see a version of their projects they never had access to before.

A group of construction workers in orange high-visibility vests holding hard hats in various colors—white, yellow, orange and blue—on a jobsite.

First-Ever National Field Data Study on Multiskilled Construction Shows Wins for Workers, Taxpayers, Industry

by ABC | Sep 9, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Careers | Education | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Last week, ABC celebrated the Simplar Foundation's release of the largest national dataset on multiskilled labor.

Nonresidential Specialty Contractors Power Construction’s Employment Growth

by ABC | Sep 8, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Careers | Culture | Leadership | Organization Culture | Recruitment | Workforce

Nonresidential construction employment grew by 10,400 positions in August.

How to Build Decision-Making Capacity at Every Level in Your Construction Company

by Anne Lackey | Sep 7, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Culture | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Productivity | Project Delivery | Training | Workforce

Every organization is shaped by the conversations happening inside its employees’ heads.

Gibbs Construction’s Lauren Gibbs

by Construction Executive | Sep 4, 2026
Job Interview | Careers | Culture | Leadership | Nuts + Bolts | People | Top Story | Workforce

Lauren Gibbs took over ownership of her family's company from her father in 2019. To her, that move felt natural.

Two construction workers in high-visibility vests shaking hands on a jobsite, photographed from above with a concrete wall in the background.

More Skills, More Capacity: Groundbreaking Research Touts Benefits of a Multiskilled Workforce

by Maggie Murphy | Sep 2, 2026
Workforce | Careers | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Top Story | Topic | Training

A nationwide research initiative provides new field evidence that qualified multiskilled construction crews can reduce waiting, improve workflow and stretch scarce workforce capacity—while creating new opportunities for workers.

Construction Job Openings Up by 28,000 to Near-2-Year High in July

by ABC | Sep 2, 2026
Workforce | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Top Story | Training

“The construction job opening rate rose to the highest level in nearly two years in July,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.

An iceberg floating in open ocean, showing both its small visible peak above the waterline and its much larger mass submerged below the surface.

‘What Great Owners Do’: New Report Links Owner Behavior to Project Success

by Jordan LeGras@abc.org | Sep 2, 2026
Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Culture | Departments | Leadership | Organization Culture | Top Story | Workforce

A new industry report argues that project success depends as much on owner behavior as contractor performance—and outlines five practices that help create better outcomes for everyone.

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