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Can Behavioral Science Help Owners Deliver Better Projects?

by Construction Owners Association of America | Sep 8, 2026
Leadership | Business | Business Intelligence | Culture | Data Analytics | Human Resources | Organization Culture | Project Delivery | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

The point of URI’s recently published "What Great Owners Do" paper was never to put everybody to sleep with stuff they already know.

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.
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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.
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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.
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Beyond Recruiting: Rethinking the Workforce Shortage

by Michael D. Bellaman | Sep 2, 2026
CEO Insights | ABCs | Careers | Departments | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

Solving construction’s workforce shortage requires a new approach to developing the next generation of craft professionals—and a new partnership between ABC and Meta aims to make that happen.
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Gen Z Rethinks Career Paths

by Construction Executive | Sep 2, 2026
Research | Careers | Education | Nuts + Bolts | Recruitment | Top Story | Workforce

As AI reshapes the workforce, Gen Z is turning to the skilled trades as a more secure and financially stable career path than traditional office jobs.
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‘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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