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How to Respond to an OSHA Inspection

Construction Business Owner

Whether an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection of your workplace is triggered by a workplace injury, a formal complaint or a programmed, wall-to-wall inspection, being prepared for it will help limit exposure and defend against any citations that may be issued. A basic first step is to review and update the written safety plan for your facility.

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Facilities Operation and Maintenance Planning 2018

Job Order Contracting

Total life-cycle costs include initial design, construction, operations, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. 80% of a building’s life-cycle costs are associated with Operation & Maintenance (O&M). A well-developed strategic O&M Plan will define and communicate best management practices (BMPs) for an organization. A strategic O&M Plan provides guidance for decreasing life-cycle O&M costs, extending the lifespan of facility, reducing response times to facility issue

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Armcorp Construction Builds with Honor

Construction Business Owner

One of my longtime clients, Tim Rosengarten, president and CEO of Armcorp Construction Inc. of Celina, Ohio, is dedicated to building a culture of honor, gratitude and respect for his employees, customers, subcontractors and community. He has a passion for doing the right thing and giving back to those who have served our country.

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How to shift the competition

Lets Build

Successful business leaders thrive on competition. They’re at their best when contending for the top customers in high-end markets. They may feel that if they’re not in the middle of a cut-throat battle with competitors, they must not be succeeding.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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4 Ways to Detect Leaders with Low Self-Esteem

BD+C

Being in a formal leadership position is no joke—it can be stressful, amazing, confusing, and enough to make you want to quit all within the … Continued.

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Top contact center authentication stories of 2017

Construction Equipment

Throughout 2017, we’ve discussed many of the top challenges facing contact centers and the authentication industry. As the year comes to a close, let’s recap some of the biggest call center issues and authentication stories we saw in 2017: Massive Equifax data breach — For the first six months of 2017, a known security flaw left millions of American’s critical information, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth and driver’s licenses, exposed to hackers.

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The face of digital transformation for 2018

Contractor Magazine

The mask represents a material metaphor for carving our existing digitalized world into a shape never before seen, in a process that blurs the lines between science and art but inside that transformation is yet another amazing transformation opportunity to create a better image of ourselves.

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27 books in 3 days

Construction Equipment

I recently did a no internet or phone for 3 days Christmas with 2 of my grandkids. The result - I got 27 books read. Some summaries: Bring out the Best in Every Employee by Dan Brown and Bill Hawkins. Good book - good studies on what works and what people want. Good refresher since much of it is intuitive. Twas the Night Before Christmas. Very unrealistic and not many good business tips.

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How this Woman Turned a Summer Job Mowing Lawns into a Multimillion-Dollar Business

Green Industry Professionals

Christy Webber Landscapes has $6 million worth of equipment and $20 million in payroll, employing over 400 people.

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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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Nexteer Breaks Ground On New Manufacturing Plant In China

Business Facilities

The automotive supplier's new Liuzhou plant will expand the company's manufacturing capabilities, as well as meet growing demands of the China and Asia-Pacific markets. - Read: Nexteer Breaks Ground On New Manufacturing Plant In China at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Best Buy: 50% Off Select Black & Decker Small Appliances!

Green Industry Professionals

Today only at Best Buy, save 50% Off Select Black & Decker Small Kitchen Appliances ! There are 6 different appliances to choose from, here are a few: Black & Decker – Mill & Brew 12-Cup Coffeemaker – $37.99. Black & Decker – FusionBlade 20-Oz. Personal Blender – $14.99. Black & Decker – 12-Cup Coffeemaker – $19.99.

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Zimbabwe's New Government Promises Infrastructure Investment

ENR Construction

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. President Emmerson Mnangawa's Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa held the same job under deposed strongman Robert Mugabe.

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First Half of H-2B Visa Cap Hit

Green Industry Professionals

Most seasonal businesses that petitioned for workers for the first half of fiscal year 2018 will not get their H-2B workers.

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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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Our National Directory of Products and Services for Sustainable High-Performance Building

SAB Magazine

Visit the Directory online for Listings organized by Product Category and by LEED Category.

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New Fungicide Helps Control Mildews and Rot in Ornamentals

Green Industry Professionals

Procidic from Greenspire Global is an organic fungicide and bactericide formulated to protect plants during all stages of growth.

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Power Utility Questioned About Atlanta Airport Fire Causes, Prevention

ENR Construction

Along with questioning Georgia Power about measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring including, the commission is also asking whether a microgrid have minimized the fire’s effects.

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Greenworks Tools to Invest $10 Million in New Distribution Facility

Green Industry Professionals

The company is growing as the market share for battery-powered, electric and cordless outdoor power equipment grows.

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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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Utah’s Cleanest Natural-Gas Power Plant Comes Online in Provo

ENR Construction

The new plant replaces the old Provo Power Plant, which was demolished in 2016 after serving the community for more than 75 years.

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Rethink Your Grading Practices

Green Industry Professionals

This year I have posted several blogs about grading and assessment. I encouraged teachers to stop taking grading home for two simple reasons: Grading in isolation robs us of the opportunity to have conversations with students as we assess their work and, ultimately, makes feedback one-sided and less effective. Grading at home robs us of precious time with our families, time to relax, and time to create dynamic learning experiences for students.

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Construction Starts in November Slide 12% Nationwide

ENR Construction

Less activity reported for the month in nonresidential building and public works.

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What the Big Mergers of 2017 Tell Us About 2018

The Korte Company

Carson Jimi Filipovski/Unsplash. The great business remix of the last three years shows no sign of abating. Deep changes in technology and globalization that started in the 1990s continue to up-end how we live and work. They have forced firms to reshuffle the cards they hold and remix the ownership of assets in the economy. This was the third year in a row with more than 50,000 M&A deals announced worldwide according to Thomson Reuters — a record run.

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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!