For Construction Pros

10 Significant Drivers that will Affect the Construction Industry

Jerry Jackson - Senior Chairman at FMI - is the guest on this episode of the Construction Business Podcast. Jerry discusses a recent report from FMI which outlines the 10 significant drivers that will affect the future of the construction industry. He...

Podcast • November 17th, 2008

Construction Equipment Theft Update

Do you know what is the most-targeted piece of construction equipment by thieves? How about the "actual" cost of equipment theft? Did you know that according to a recent survey done by Cygnus Business Media on behalf of LoJack and National...

Podcast • November 10th, 2008

Becoming Better at Sales

Eric Herrenkohl, President of Clarius, Inc., is the latest guest on the Construction Business Podcast. Eric talks about the process of turning contacts into clients and how to overcome sales call reluctance.

Podcast • October 17th, 2008

Tax Tips

The guest on this Construction Business Podcast is Jim Burnett, Director of Business Development with Accruit. Jim shares tax strategies directly related to construction equipment owners and how they can take advantage of 1031 Exchange Transactions...

Podcast • October 15th, 2008

Immigration Enforcement

Sarah Hawk, part of Fisher & Phillips' Global Immigration Practice, provides an overview of where immigration enforcement is now - recent enforcement practices, what the current status of immigration laws, and examples of potential recourse of...

Podcast • October 10th, 2008

Caterpillar's New Compact Track Loaders

Caterpillar recently unveiled three new additions to its line of rubber-track loaders - 279C, 289C and 299C. These loaders feature a newly engineered suspension-type undercarriage, designed and built by Caterpillar, with the chassis of their multi...

Podcast • October 3rd, 2008

Three Actions Our Leaders Must Take in Order to Save America's Crumbling Infrastructure

Barry LePatner - coauthor of Structural & Foundation Failures and author of Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets: How to Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Construction Industry is the latest guest on the Construction Business Podcast. Barry shares his...

Podcast • September 30th, 2008

Construction Outlook 3Q 2008

According to FMI's Construction Outlook : The outlook for 2008 has been revised downward for residential and upward for nonresidential construction. Nonresidential starts from 2007 will prop up put in place construction in 2008. The pain from...

Podcast • September 23rd, 2008

Wage and Hour Issues

Construction employers who fail to be in compliance with wage payment practices open themselves up to expensive litigation and fines. As this type of litigation appears to on the rise in the construction industry, it is important business owners are...

Podcast • September 10th, 2008

Finding Success in the Construction Industry

Veteran commercial construction manager Joe McCarthy joins the construction business podcast to discuss common problems of commercial and industrial construction projects. McCarthy, who's new book is " Choosing Project Success: A Guide for Building...

Podcast • September 5th, 2008

Identifying Top Talent

Jeff Wittenberg, Chief Leadership Officer with Kaye/Bassman International Corp. is our guest on this construction business podcast. Jeff discusses how businesses can avoid hiring the "least worst" candidate as well as resources to tap to find the next...

Podcast • August 22nd, 2008

Talking decorative concrete with Buddy Rhodes

Take a few minutes to check out this podcast ForConstructionPros.com Editor Sam Simon conducted with Buddy Rhodes of Buddy Rhodes Artisan Concrete . The two discuss emerging trends in decorative concrete for both residential and commercial applications.

Podcast • August 20th, 2008

Common Mistakes Managers Make

Les McKeown, CEO of Predictable Success, is the latest guest on the construction business podcast. Les examines a couple of points from his series "The Eight Most Common Mistakes Managers Make." He also gives some insight on how to manage the daily...

Podcast • August 15th, 2008

State of the Infrastructure

Probably the most pressing issues facing the heavy/highway construction industry have to deal with the need for increased funding for America's infrastructure. If finances are not made available many upcoming projects will be delayed or even canceled...

Podcast • July 30th, 2008

Construction Outlook for 2008 and 2009

The latest edition of the Construction Equipment Owner's Podcast takes a look at the construction industry forecast for the remainder of 2008 and into 2009. Heather Jones, construction economist for FMI's Research Services, shares the findings of...

Podcast • July 18th, 2008