Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

How to Cut Costs & Plan for a Future Beyond COVID-19. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 05:39. As leaders steer their businesses through the fog of the coronavirus pandemic, fear and uncertainty are often two unwelcome, but likely, drivers of business decisions. COVID-19 related disruption is causing widespread panic. When companies sense a financial pitfall, it’s tempting to cut costs—and to do so promptly.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 1, 2020

When it comes to project status review meetings, a lack of good data can lead to headaches. Here's how the right technology can help.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

Promote to rotator No. Rotator Image. Status of webinar Upcoming. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:00. 2 p.m. EDT. Register today! Crime is on the rise globally, and payment fraud is at an all-time high. According to the 2019 Association for Financial Professionals’ (AFP) Payments Fraud and Control Survey, 82% of organizations reported fraud incidents in 2018, and 43% experienced direct financial loss as a result. .

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Construction Dive

JULY 1, 2020

Here’s a look at a handful of robotic innovations that could be making their way to U.S. jobsites.

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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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Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

What You Can Do To Keep Your Equipment Moving, Not Missing. Elizabeth Manning. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 05:15. For Robert Turner, fleet operations manager at RIPA & Associates, the phrase “ignorance is bliss” does not apply. In underground utility contracting, ignorance is anything but bliss. With over 900 employees, 450 pieces of heavy machinery and 180 pickup trucks, RIPA is one of the largest underground contractors on the west coast of Florida, taking jobs up and down the coast of the Gulf of Mexic

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

3 Keys to a Better Bidding Process. How teams can get more from their bidding technology. Greg Ragsdale. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 16:41. The construction industry is rapidly transforming. According to a survey by 1 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and FMI Corporation, 58% of construction professionals expect to see more technology-driven change within the next 5 years than there has been in the last 50 years.

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The Constructor

JULY 1, 2020

In any construction project, be it commercial, residential, or industrial, excavation is a very crucial activity. A sound concrete foundation.

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Construction Dive

JULY 1, 2020

The notice and lien service provider highlighted contractors that made prompt payments to their vendors during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 1, 2020

Best Line Equipment has opened its first New Jersey dealership, in Keyport. Best Line represents Doosan Infracore North America. The dealership was founded in 1985 in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Since its start, it has grown to serve the entire state of Pennsylvania and the surrounding states.

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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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JULY 1, 2020

WSP USA had an emergency response team in place, a legacy from a previous acquisition. So the firm was ready when healthcare systems sought assistance to increase their capacity to treat infected patients. . Within the nine-story University of Oklahoma Medical Center’s Adult Bed Tower Expansion that’s under construction, WSP got two floors COVID-19 ready in 60 days.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 1, 2020

Confidence among equipment managers improved slightly in June compared to the previous month, according to the Equipment Manager Confidence Index, published by Construction Equipment. The July 1 index was 107, compared to 99 on June 1.

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Business Facilities

JULY 1, 2020

A new distribution facility will create more than 1,000 new, full-time jobs, bringing Amazon’s total employment in the state to 3,500. - Read: Amazon Is Expanding In Delaware at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Dive

JULY 1, 2020

The reorganization eliminates $4.6 billion of debt and provides the energy contractor's management with 7.5% of newly issued equity.

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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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JULY 1, 2020

The cutting-edge aerospace startup plans to increase operations to 120 aerospace engineering and field technician jobs in Oklahoma by 2024. - Read: Skydweller Chooses Oklahoma City As Corporate HQ at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 1, 2020

Women of Asphalt (WofA) has named its 20 to Watch in 2020. Women on the list exemplify the values, mission, and goals of WofA. The list includes women in leadership positions, influencers, thought leaders, and newcomers to the asphalt industry.

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BD+C

JULY 1, 2020

As scientists learn more about the COVID-19 virus, opinions are changing on how it is spread from person to person, and that has implications for how to reopen buildings safely.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2020

As the pandemic upends traditional jobsite screening, contractors are turning to online health surveys at points of entry to help prevent an ill person coming onto the site.

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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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Construction Equipment

JULY 1, 2020

Construction employment increased in 329 out of 358 metro areas between April and May as a new survey finds that two-thirds of highway construction firms had at least one crash in the past year at highway work zones they operate.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2020

There is good news for boosters of a modular system of tied dual-plate walls field-filled with concrete—dubbed SpeedCore for its potential to slash superstructure construction time compared to steel frames with reinforced concrete cores.

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BD+C

JULY 1, 2020

Construction spending declined for the third month in a row in May as a sharp slowdown in private projects more than offset a rise in public work, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials warned that the pickup in public projects is likely to reverse soon unless the federal government acts quickly to invest in needed infrastructure and shore up crumbling state and local budgets.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2020

Contractors are relying even more heavily on prefabrication and modularization and communication technologies using A/R, V/R and cloud sharing.

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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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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 1, 2020

Pipe culvert is a passage structure built utilizing pipes under roads or railways to give cross seepage or to take electrical or different links starting with one side then onto the next. Pipe culvert, box culvert, and curve culvert are the normal sorts of culverts utilized under roadways and railroads. In this article, we talk about the excavation, bedding, laying, jointing, and inlaying strategy of pipe culverts.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2020

As bars, restaurants and holiday get-togethers return and positive tests multiply, contractors face new challenges.

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BD+C

JULY 1, 2020

1. The great reset and our new work life (CallisonRTKL) . "Never in the history of our planet has this happened. In the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world: sickening people by the millions and killing them by the hundreds of thousands.".

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2020

The $1.3-billion Council Bluffs Interstate System Program is approximately two-thirds of the way toward achieving its goal of modernizing the highway system serving metropolitan Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Neb.

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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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Pro Builder

JULY 1, 2020

3 Home Features Buyers Will Go Over Budget For. cbroderick. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 09:03. Homebuyers are willing to invest more money in homes that fit their every need, according to Forbes. Whether that be a home with trending amenities like an office or a sprawling outdoor space, Lombardo Homes discovered that buyers will go $25,000 over budget to ensure they find their perfect home.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2020

Managing Editor Scott Blair has a passion for videography. He learned that television’s Telly Awards honor videos created across all screens—including ENR’s work posted on ENR.com/videos.

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Pro Builder

JULY 1, 2020

Gap Between Black and White Homeownership is Highest in These Cities. cbroderick. Wed, 07/01/2020 - 09:12. The gap between White and Black homeowners is highest in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Salt Lake City. Nationally, only 44% of Black families own their homes, according to Redfin. This is a slight increase from 41.1% of Black homeowners in the first quarter of 2019, and White homeownership saw a small 0.5% growth year over year with 73.7% owning homes in 2020.

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