Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A safe workplace is also critical to employee recruitment and retention, which are important in today’s competitive employment environment. Successful companies know the importance of keeping their teams safe, no matter the type of work they do or the conditions in which they do them.

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Safety Accidents Employment Organization 368

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 11, 2023

The hottest construction topics for 2022 on the Viewpoint blog were hiring and retention, WIP reports, sustainability, and Trimble Construction One.

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Viewpoint Construction Sustainability 321

ENR Construction

JULY 27, 2021

Storm retention and green space project in Houston is on time and within budget despite pandemic and community-related challenges.

Houston 74

Houston Budgeting Budget Green 74

Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Long-standing customers form the backbone of a robust and well-established business. Make it your mission to ensure that most of your current customers stay with your company for many years. Understanding the High-Profit Client Most of them have personality traits commonly known as drivers.

Remodeling 96

Remodeling Construction Profitability Deals 96

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 23, 2020

While engineered snow retention systems complement the roof, this market space is unregulated. The post Specifying snow retention systems appeared first on Construction Specifier. Inadequate snow guard systems—or the lack of them—can potentially create liability issues for building owners, designers, and contractors.

Liability 52

Liability Contractors Engineering Design 52

Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 18, 2022

Most construction workers are good decent people who enjoy working with their hands making, building, repairing, remodeling, and fixing homes and commercial buildings. Good construction workers will not tolerate chaos or unfair labor practices. They will try out many construction companies until they find a contractor with a system.

Remodeling 92

Remodeling Construction Documentation Commercial 92

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Today’s labor market is already challenging, and workers are setting the terms of their employment. To make a real difference, companies need to know why workers quit and understand how to create a work environment that makes them want to stay. Follow these tips for success. .

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Environment Employment 227

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 1, 2024

Now facing the dual pressures of inflation and rising interest rates, the industry must also contend with labor issues that continue to constrict profit margins.

Cash Flow 156

Cash Flow Management Profitability Residential 156

Construction Business Owner

JULY 27, 2023

That being said, backlogs are substantial; demand is high; employee-retention credit monies are being refunded to contractors; and President Biden’s 2022 $1 billion infrastructure spending bill is slowly making headway into the construction economy.

Industrial 272

Industrial Contractors Infrastructure Construction 272

The Constructor

MAY 15, 2023

Grasscrete offers a range of benefits, including improved drainage, reduced runoff, enhanced soil retention, and […] The post Discover The Benefits Of Grasscrete & Its Installation Process appeared first on The Constructor.

Concrete 193

Concrete Sustainability 193

Stok

JULY 31, 2019

Combined, this engagement and retention crisis is holding people back from being and doing their best at work, which in turn affects business success, especially in an economy that values human capital over tangible assets. Keeping your workforce engaged is critical for improved retention, which has a significant bottom line impact.

Employment 72

Employment Conference Organization Work in Progress 72

Construction Business Owner

MAY 1, 2024

Guide to Heavy-Duty Technician Recruitment and Retention Get insider strategies on finding, hiring, and keeping top tech talent. Retention Mastery: Keep your best techs happy with competitive pay, comprehensive onboarding, a morale-boosting environment, and a culture where they're a part of the team.

Virgin Islands 368

Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Samoa Rhode Island 368

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While employers are still worried about the job market, fewer say they’re struggling with attraction and retention.

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US Employment 112

Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 15, 2024

In the narrative of customer loyalty and retention, service is the protagonist. Customer service is the heartbeat of any successful business. The unsung hero transforms a potential disaster into an opportunity and a mere transaction into a lifelong relationship. Your approach to customer service has the power to attract and retain clients.

Industrial 111

Industrial Construction Profitability Contractors 111

Construction Dive

JANUARY 21, 2016

By Bruce Jervis The retention of a percentage of each progress payment is customary in the construction industry. Featured …Retention Can’t Be Used as Leverage against ClaimWork Not Misrepresented During Negotiations

Claims 48

Claims Negotiation Contractors Industrial 48

Carol Hagen

AUGUST 31, 2009

Last week I spoke on ”Records Retention” and “The Paperless Office” at the 54th Annual Convention of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). The room was packed and the reality of the situation is that the majority of construction firms have not addressed written records retention policies.

Subcontracting 100

Subcontracting Documentation Change Orders Legal 100

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 11, 2022

Key employee retention and education challenges. Join us for a webinar to receive professional insights and to learn how you can sharpen your skill sets in the following areas: Increasing the value of your business. Tax updates and planning opportunities for business owners. Business continuity planning. Internal succession.

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Plans NV Education Office 295

The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2020

The primary purpose of dams is for storage and safe retention of water in large quantity which is subsequently released to achieve various purposes.

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Maine Resource 236

Construction and Infrastructure Law

MARCH 7, 2018

This withholding is called a retention. Contractors generally pass these withholdings on to their subcontractors via a retention clause in the subcontract. When and how retention payments must be released are governed by, among other statutes, Civil Code section 8800 et seq. Code, § 8818.). Coast Iron & Steel , Case No.

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California Contractors Claims Subcontracting 53

Carol Hagen

JANUARY 14, 2013

Construction photographs are collected on every one of your projects. For years we’ve taken pics with our digital cameras and smartphones, but the challenge has been how to organized these. A file of jpeg1, jpeg2, etc taken at jobsite X on a given date really doesn’t help if a legal claim crops up a few years from now.

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Construction Documentation Organization Legal 160

Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

RainSoil is a water-retention product that has the ability to absorb water and slowly release it to the roots of plants.

Products 40

Products 40

Stok

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The post The Financial Case for High Performance Buildings: Quantifying the Bottom Line of Improved Productivity, Retention, and Wellness appeared first on stok.

Products 40

Products IDEA Innovation News 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2022

Knowledge retention and growth. Mitigation of unplanned events. Enhancement of facility user experiences and satisfaction. Integration of internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery team. Implementation and continuous improvement of robust LEAN operating models.

Life Cycle 197

Life Cycle Inventory Procurement Modeling 197

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 12, 2022

hiring and retention. Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. University of North Carolina at Charlotte & Queens University of Charlotte. . . . AvidXchange. AvidXchange. Accounts Payable. Sponsor AvidXchange. Social Image.

Charlotte 295

Charlotte North Carolina Accounting Construction 295

Construction Marketing Ideas

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We all know that the best and least expensive marketing results arise from repeat and referral business, but how well do you quantify and systematize the customer retention process? A two per cent increase in customer retention has the same effect on profits as cutting costs by 10 per cent. Murphy and Mark A.

Profitability 48

Profitability Consulting Resource Architecture 48

Stok

JULY 31, 2019

Combined, this engagement and retention crisis is holding people back from being and doing their best at work, which in turn affects business success, especially in an economy that values human capital over tangible assets. Keeping your workforce engaged is critical for improved retention, which has a significant bottom line impact.

Employment 40

Employment Conference Organization Work in Progress 40

Construction Business Owner

MAY 22, 2013

You would have to be living in a cave in some remote corner of the world to be unaware of how the economy has eroded over the past two years. With the overall unemployment rate skyrocketing to 10 percent at a national level, the construction industry has been amongst the hardest hit of all industries.

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Statistics Industrial Construction 120

Fieldwire

AUGUST 14, 2023

The basics of retainage Retainage, also called retention, is an amount withheld from the contractor until a later date. But just because retention is commonplace doesn’t mean it’s always used fairly. If that contract is paid out over 10 progress payments, $1,000 would be held in retention from each one.

Contractors 98

Contractors Cash Flow Lien Negotiation 98

Business Facilities

MARCH 12, 2015

Los Angeles Job Creation And Business Retention Program Marks Milestone appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Far West Blog-March-2015 Business Assistance Program 1996 Covina Job Retention LAEDC Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation'

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Los Angeles Defense California Industrial 40

The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Insulation for buildings facilitates retention of energy to make it energy efficient and cost saving. Types, Materials and methods of building.

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Materials Construction 189

Contractor Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2019

Adopting the new Hyper IP-Enabled generation to our workforce is a big part of the solution to our Education Emergency.

Education 59

Education 59

Construction Marketing Ideas

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

PeopleMetrics has published four suggestions on improving your website’s conversions/retention. PeopeMetric’s suggestions on effective site design apply more for retailers than AEC professional businesses, but they are helpful in understanding what may work and not work in our industry.

Retail 48

Retail Security Site IDEA 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Among the stats Hubspot lists are: that a 5% increase in customer retention is responsible for more than 25% increase in profit; repeat customers are nine times more likely to convert than first-time visitors, and a 2% increase in customer retention has a similar impact to your bottom line as reducing costs by 10%.

Profitability 96

Profitability IDEA Commercial Housing 96

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The John Deere ADT dump body is wider, and it has a lowered and leveled rail height to improve material retention. The E-II Series of Deere articulated dump trucks have a redesigned dump body, updated operator station, and new drive and transmission retarder modes. A brand-new side sheet design…

Materials 116

Materials Design 116

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In addition to lower administrative burden, advantages of LEAN JOC include faster response time, building and retention of organizational knowledge, lower design costs, value engineering and constructability, teamwork, high quality, and the reduction in change orders. Advantages for larger new construction projects are also available.

Contract 130

Contract Procurement Change Orders Bidding 130

Construction Dive

JUNE 20, 2018

A McCarthy Building Cos. executive, for example, reportedly said at a recent industry event that the company tries to attract younger skilled workers by showcasing the company's "cool" projects and high-tech tools.

Construction 48

Construction Industrial 48

BD+C

AUGUST 8, 2017

College educators across Southern California share a common struggle: How to keep their students on campus throughout the day despite scattered class schedules and competing off-campus activities. Appropriately categorized as “commuter schools,” most community colleges do not offer on-campus student housing.

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Union Travel California Education 75