Wed.May 25, 2016

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Finding One Version of the Truth

Construction Business Owner

Advancing technology in the workplace is a wonderful thing. However, the ubiquity of applications and their many uses often brings one potential pitfall: a failure to integrate. With all of the business apps available, you end up "app flipping" to check on critical business functions that keep your processes moving. Wouldn't it be transformative to have one app that does everything?

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Are Your AP Processes Losing You Money?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Did you know that payments to subcontractors can represent more than 75% of a project’s cash outflow?

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4 Tips to Making Equipment Safety a Priority

Construction Business Owner

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 4,251 fatalities were reported in private industry in 2014, and approximately 21 percent of those fatalities were construction related. The leading causes of death were falls, followed by electrocution, being struck by an object and being caught in between objects. These "fatal four" causes were responsible for more than half of the construction worker deaths in 2014.

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Video: Building the Largest Land-Based Wind Turbine In The US

Construction Equipment

. MidAmerican Energy says it's built the largest land-based wind turbine in the United States in Adams County, Iowa. The 379-foot tall, 2.415-megawatt reinforced concrete turbine is a prototype that MidAmerican Energy plans to use to evaluate the additional amount of wind energy at higher altitudes. With the turbine's blades fully extended, the structure will be 557-feet tall - about 51 stories.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Why Your Company Should Work for Its Employees

Construction Business Owner

As the industry gains ground through what has been a slow but steady recovery, more jobs become available and more companies continue to seek qualified candidates. A large number of the industry's skilled laborers packed their bags and left for a new frontier during the recent economic downturn, but the employment positions they left behind are now awaiting new hires to fill them.

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Why Your Company Should Work for Employees

Construction Business Owner

As the industry gains ground through what has been a slow but steady recovery, more jobs become available and more companies continue to seek qualified candidates. A large number of the industry's skilled laborers packed their bags and left for a new frontier during the recent economic downturn, but the employment positions they left behind are now awaiting new hires to fill them.

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Cars vs Work Zones

Construction Equipment

Thirty-nine percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials urged summer travel motorists to stay alert while driving through work zones, noting that highway workers are in danger and drivers and passengers face an even higher risk of being hurt or killed in work zone crashes.

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Will Work for Employees

Construction Business Owner

As the industry gains ground through what has been a slow but steady recovery, more jobs become available and more companies continue to seek qualified candidates. A large number of the industry's skilled laborers packed their bags and left for a new frontier during the recent economic downturn, but the employment positions they left behind are now awaiting new hires to fill them.

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Safety Recall: 2013 & '14 Ford F-150 Brake Fix Needed

Construction Equipment

Ford Motor Company Issues One Safety Recall and One Safety Compliance Recall in North America. Ford has issued a safety recall for certain 2013-2014 Ford F-150 vehicles in North America to replace their brake master cylinders. The recall affects approximately 271,000 2013-2014 Ford F-150 vehicles.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Make Safety a Priority

Construction Business Owner

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 4,251 fatalities were reported in private industry in 2014, and approximately 21 percent of those fatalities were construction related. The leading causes of death were falls, followed by electrocution, being struck by an object and being caught in between objects. These "fatal four" causes were responsible for more than half of the construction worker deaths in 2014.

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ServiceTitan receives Stevie Award for Mobile 2.0 App

Contractor Magazine

The home services industry software solution provider honored in the 2016 American Business Awards. ServiceTitan was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie Award in the “Best Business App” category in the 14th Annual American Business AwardsSM. read more.

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LEED Dynamic is worth the effort, says commercial real estate executive

BD+C

An executive with the Irvine Companies, owner of Symphony Tower, California’s first office building to receive a LEED Dynamic plaque in its recertification, says the work it took to achieve the designation was worth the effort.

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Delaware DOT Builds Bridge Too Short

Construction Equipment

A bridge overpass near Newport Road, in Wilmington, Delaware that crosses over rail tracks cost DelDOT $5 million in 2011 somehow came up short. As reported in DelawareOnline , the overpass is six inches too low can can't accommodate taller freight trains.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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What goes into differentiation?

Construction Marketing Ideas

An example of differentiation at work. There are many different media outlets and resources in Chicago, including well-established services, but there is only one Chicago Construction News. (The name had been used many years ago by another publisher, but it lapsed.). One of the foundations of successful marketing is differentiation. That is, achieving first-in-mind status as the leading/original/most effective enterprise or individual in your field.

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OSHA finds lack of proper 'work zone' in plumber's death

Contractor Magazine

Best Choice Plumbing's 27-year-old worker died after passing car hit him. Had his employer properly created a work zone, a passing car on Philadelphia's 63rd Street might not have struck and killed a 27-year-old plumber. read more.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

By Jonathan Sanders From the March/April 2016 Issue. G ov. Bruce Rauner recently announced that leaders at the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and business stakeholders will collaborate in organizing a newly formed private, non-profit organization focusing exclusively on increasing Illinois’ competitiveness for job creation and investment.

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Compaction Tips for Hardscaping Contractors

Green Industry Professionals

An expert from Toro has advice to help contractors pick the right equipment in order to set the foundation for breathtaking landscape projects.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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Flex-N-Gate To Create Up To 650 Jobs In Detroit

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Automotive supplier Flex-N-Gate will invest nearly $100 million in a new plant in Detroit’s eastside I-94 Industrial Park. The new facility will supply parts to Ford Motor Co., and create at least 400 and up to 650 jobs. Credit: Mayor Mike Duggan. The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a $3.5 million Business Development Program grant to support the project.

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Job Order Contract – Problems with Outsourcing?

Building Information Management

Job-Order-Contract-Audit. Relative to City of Long Beach Job Order Contract, Long Beach City Auditor’s office finds. ” a significant systemic lack of controls over all key areas of the process, creating an environment that is highly vulnerable to fraud. Too much emphasis is placed on completing projects quickly instead of ensuring projects are properly defined and competitively priced.

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Starts Construction at Northwestern Medical Center

PC Construction

You couldn’t ask for a better night to break ground on a new construction project! With yesterday’s sunny skies and temps in the upper 70s, Northwestern Medical Center, MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health and PC Construction.

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Job Order Contracting – Education, Training, Best Practices

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting – Education, Training, Best Practices. Strategy – Foundations – Collaboration – Standards – People – Process – Technology – Enabling Tools – Resources. Job order contracting provides distinct advantages to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, or CM@R. Job order contracting is a LEAN collaborative construction delivery method that enable numerous renovation, repair, and construction projects to be completed on-time

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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PC Heart Walkers Raise Over $6,000 for Healthy Hearts

PC Construction

On May 15, a team of 20 participants (and a furry friend) dubbed the PC Heart Walkers strapped on their sneakers and joined hundreds of others for the Southern Maine Heart Walk. The team represented.

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Brief Overview Of Concrete Construction Process

Construction Cost Estimating

David Moloney comes up with this exclusive construction film that contains video footage, photographs, 3d animation and images to easily demonstrate the detailed concrete construction progression as well as related construction equipment. This construction video covers the topics like Batching, Placing, Compaction,Testing, Formwork, Falsework, Tunnel, Piling, Diaphragm Walls,Post-tensioning and Reinforcement cutting & bending, Precast, Quarry and Aggregate Production.

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Toolkit to Help Promote Landscaping Now Available

Green Industry Professionals

NALP offering free suite of materials promoting the value of healthy lawns and landscapes to all industry professionals.

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Nibco boosts valve offering through acquisition of Webstone Company, Inc.

Contractor Magazine

Nibco, Inc. announced that it has acquired the valve assets of Webstone Company, Inc. The transaction was finalized on May 23, 2016. read more.

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Discover 7 Ways to Cut Construction Inefficiencies

Construction sites are often just-barely-controlled chaos. Without clear coordination, you risk everything from clashes to delays, cancellations, and missed deadlines. Get the free eBook & learn how to solve the biggest challenges in construction!

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Hover Mower Maker Adds Seven New Dealers

Green Industry Professionals

Seago International makes the Air Force Hover Mower, in addition to edgers, postmasters and spreaders.

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Uponor and Belkin Intl. partner to create Phyn — new intelligent water company

Contractor Magazine

Uponor Corporation (Uponor) today announced the formation of Phyn, a new partnership with Belkin International. read more.