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How to Make Your Construction Company Labor-Competitive: Workers Seek Ethical Companies

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Table of Contents Updated on 11/5/2024. The U.S. construction industry recorded 288,000 unfilled jobs in September 2024, but construction companies are consistently passed over by applicants. Job seekers say they are searching for innovative, diverse company cultures driven by ethical standards. What does that mean? An ethical business is one that considers the impact its […]

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Construction Company Success Tips

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Why is one construction company successful and a similar company struggling? How do we attain success? Malcolm Forbes said even a failure is a success if we learn from it. Certified construction business coach George Hedley is a construction manager, author, general contractor, and real estate developer. His article Set Your Sights on Success shares top construction

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5 Ways to Increase Accessibility in the Home

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5 Ways to Increase Accessibility in the Home   There are many ways to increase accessibility in the home. Some of them are well-known and receive a great deal of attention. Others might surprise you that they even exist. Home accessibility improvements also vary widely when it comes to project difficulty. They range from do-it-yourself

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How To Develop a Construction Business Mentoring Program

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We need a construction talent pool, but we can’t find enough swimmers. Maybe what we need are more lifeguards. You can change a life — maybe even save a life — when you offer construction business mentoring. Small companies find implementing in-house mentorship can accelerate hiring and retain talent. And mentorship doesn’t always involve an older teacher/trainer and

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Reduce Your Construction Business Paper Trail

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What are paper timecards costing your construction business? Software* company Arcoro™ says going digital is the key to saving money by increasing productivity, reducing errors, and better-managing workers’ reporting systems. And let’s face it…paper costs money and storing those timecards for 10 years takes up space that could be better-used. 4 Ways Timecards Cost Your

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7 Construction Contractor Tips for Newcomers

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We are making positive changes that will impact our industry for generations. We are grooming younger students for construction industry apprenticeships. Technology continues to dominate our development. It’s a good time to be a construction industry business owner. A construction business is still, after all is said a done, a business. Here are 7 contractor

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Aging-Out Re-Emphasizes Need for More Construction Workers

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We emphasize technology and investing in it for better project management. But we need humans to build homes and commercial properties. Construction workers’ median age is 41, based on 2019 survey data. That’s a contributing factor to the current construction workers shortage. Construction Workers Declined During Office-Jobs Push For many years, it was a cultural

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Construction Business Miscommunication

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There is a big market for articles, studies, and how-tos about communication in the construction business. The reason is obvious: miscommunication is extremely costly to our industry. Fifty-two percent of construction business rework is caused by miscommunication. In 2018, that cost our industry $31.3 billion. We’ve all felt the pain of miscommunication in the field and know

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Using Building Permit Data to Uncover Contracting Business Opportunities

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Table of Contents Updated on 12/4/2024. Most construction industry companies depend on new business to maintain or increase profits. Using permit data can take your lead generations in surprising directions, whether you are a small business or a large corporation. But you must use building permit information with intent. Related: Which Businesses Can Benefit from

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Construction Lead Generation Tools

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Technology gave us instantaneous information delivery. We realized then building permit information could be used for quick, reliable construction lead generation. Today, we continue to develop targeted data that can be customized for every business.–David Mineer, CEO Construction Monitor Construction Monitor has been the construction lead generation source since 1989. At that time, we recognized

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