For Construction Pros

The Topcon Group announces a unique cloud-based enterprise solution and cloud-enabled family of software applications – Magnet – that makes it possible for real-time collaboration between project manager, field crews, office personnel, engineers...

Product • October 17th, 2011

Your Most Profitable Annual Meeting May Be With Employees

Questions that will get intel from those who know your business best -- your employees

Article • October 14th, 2011

How to deal with the LUZIRS in your company

LUZIRS - Lazy, Uninspired, Zero-interest, Irresponsible, Rude, Slackers - may not be that easy to fire. Here's how to protect yourself.

Article • October 14th, 2011

Safety Leader Dos and Don'ts

Practical tips on how to lead an organization to safe construction

Article • October 13th, 2011

Essential Elements of Safety Leadership

Good managers are not always good safety leaders. Find out what makes a good safety leader, and what they should do to rally employees to the cause.

Article • October 13th, 2011

Choose Your Own Adventure en Español

Many Spanish words that can help you communicate on a construction jobsite are similar to the words in English

Article • October 5th, 2011

2011 ARTBA US Road and Bridge Construction Wage Guides Available

Salary and wages for 112 jobs broken into urban and rural workers by state.

Press Release • September 30th, 2011

New Trends in Learning Reflect a Changing Workforce

People are an organization's primary investment and professional development initiative must keep pace.

Article • September 14th, 2011

Leadership Training Essential for All Employees

The construction workforce is changing. While some of the workforce is aging and nearing retirement, the younger, incoming workers are often coming into the industry untrained. While on-the-job learning can be beneficial for improving skills and...

Blog • September 14th, 2011

Keeping Supervisors In Line

Good employees do not stick around when working for bad bosses.

Article • September 13th, 2011

Employment Applications: The First Step in Hiring Right

Many contractors take employment applications for granted, but it really is the most important step in the hiring process. A well-crafted application helps you get the information you need to make the right hiring decision — and it actually protects...

Article • September 1st, 2011

Billionaire Smarts: Shrinking the Communication Gap

Break the English-Spanish communication barrier to help keep Spanish-speaking workers safe on the jobsite.

Article • August 18th, 2011

ID Badge Printer

The ID Badger Printer is a low-cost solution for permanent or temporary employees that allows the Card Printer to print ID badges on the fly. Can be used on site to deter unauthorized people from entering or at corporate headquarters to access...

Product • July 27th, 2011

Workers Are Happier in a Partnership

A recent study confirmed that Americans are happier on the weekends versus weekdays. No surprise there. But an interesting finding in the study said workers who felt their supervisor was more like a "partner" rather than a "boss" were happier on...

Blog • July 11th, 2011

Improve Labor Tracking Accuracy with Mobile Management Solutions

New mobile technologies and software allow construction companies the ability to manage employee and labor hours and transmit the information to the office and accounting programs from the jobsite.

Article • June 23rd, 2011