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4 Tips on How to Manage a Team and Stay Organized

4 Tips on How to Manage a Team and Stay Organized

Tracking hours in the cloud will take away the inconvenience of punching in and will prevent other workers…

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Cambria and Gensler Team Up on a ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Quartz Collection

Cambria and Gensler Team Up on a ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Quartz Collection

Natural quartz surface producer Cambria and integrated architecture, planning and consulting firm Gensler recently introduced The Coordinates Collection,…

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Bowa Construction Grows With Innovation and a Focus on Building Communities

Bowa Construction Grows With Innovation and a Focus on Building Communities

The state-of-the-art, 139,000-square-foot Gately Park Indoor Track and Field facility in Chicago was a Bowa project.  Bowa Construction…

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Wrap-Up Construction Insurance in a COVID-19 Environment, Part Two

Wrap-Up Construction Insurance in a COVID-19 Environment, Part Two

iStock/gpointstudio Last week, we presented the first half of Chris Smith and Corida Murphy’s article on wrap-up construction…

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Knowing Where to Find Your Prospective Customers and How to Target Them

Knowing Where to Find Your Prospective Customers and How to Target Them

iStock/Jirsak Who is your ideal customer? What are their demographics? What do they read? What are their “hot…

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Concrete Contractors Keep the Faith in the Face of COVID-19

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As the coronavirus has made its way through the United States, operations have seemingly ground to a halt. Or have they? World of Concrete (WOC) reports that construction work has continued, and that some concrete contractors are taking measures to keep themselves safe. For example, Chris Forster, the vice president of operations for Largo Concrete, noted that […]

Communication is Critical on Residential Projects

In addition to skilled craftsmanship and experience, the success of any residential construction job depends greatly on communication. Contractors, subcontractors and clients must all be on the same page in…

Builders Should not Underestimate the Value of ‘Soft Skills’

Most people would agree that “soft skills,” also known as people skills, are truly integral skills to have in today’s work environment. Just pick up a business magazine and there’s…

Builders Donate Masks to Help Fight COVID-19

Every day, builders experience tough times, thanks to the challenges of the job site. But now they are coping with a challenge shared by the rest of the world: COVID-19.…

Work Safe in the Winter Season

Construction can be a dangerous job any time of the year, but when the snow, ice and frigid temperatures of winter arrive, so does a season of hazards and frustrations.…