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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The last few years have been tough on the construction industry, requiring businesses to rapidly adapt to changes in the supply chain and industry demands — while also handling struggles with finding workers or maintaining schedules. The 25th annual event will take place in Detroit, Michigan on October 24th through the 27th, 2023.

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What Labor Shortage? Not All Home Builders Affected Equally

Pro Builder

Yet, here we are, with strong sales, great cash flow, abundant profits, and not enough people to build the homes. . Not if You Follow These 8 Steps to Make Trades Profitable. The artwork was done by a hot, young designer from Detroit who pushed us. Reliable construction schedule with lead time and no “scouting”.

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What Labor Shortage?

Pro Builder

Yet, here we are, with strong sales, great cash flow, abundant profits, and not enough people to build the homes. . The artwork was done by a hot, young designer from Detroit who pushed us. Reliable construction schedule with lead time and no “scouting”. In my next column, I’ll cover each of the 12 elements in more detail.

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Downturn Revisited: Why Efficiency Wins Every Time

Pro Builder

Pundits may not agree on the severity of the coming downturn, but one thing’s certain: these 10 essential tactics will boost your business' efficiency, productivity, and profit. On the flight home from San Francisco to Detroit, I resisted watching a movie and instead reread my five columns from 2019 on “Preparing for a Downturn.”

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Your eyes weren’t deceiving you when you saw Detroit, MI sitting at No. Yes, we know that Detroit became the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection, a process the city is expected to emerge from this year. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side. cities for job-skills training.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

Pro Builder

But there’s a caveat about the definition of “success”: You know of builders considered successful by the outside world simply because they’re profitable. The question is: How profitable and sustainable are they, and at what cost? . A builder I know made just over $5 million in profit last year. Successful, right? Operations.

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Managing With Data (or How to Get Your Processes to Talk to You)

Pro Builder

The title caught their attention: Who does this former VP of Quality from Detroit think he is. Of course, there are additional factors to consider for True Total Cost, such as delivery, quality, capacity, accuracy, variance, warranty costs, and schedule adherence, among others. which I also wrote as a column for this magazine ).