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Concrete Thoughts

The Festival Lot during CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2026.

From Orlando To The Festival Lot

Reflections on the many steps taken between The ARA Show 2026 and CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2026.

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Concrete Contractor's Top 5 of 2025

January 6, 2026

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What Happened at Milwaukee Tool PIPELINE 2025

September 15, 2025

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What It's Like Being Judged on Your Concrete Work

August 6, 2025

Penetrating seawater carries bacteria that form colonies – biofilm.

Study Finds Concrete-eating Bacteria on Road Tunnels

May 19, 2025

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What Does 'Concrete Contractor' Mean?

March 28, 2025

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Is 2025 Looking Good For Your Concrete Contracting Business?

Award 2024 Concrete Top Product

Cheers to a Busy, Safe Construction Season

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The New New Normal

Architectural Concrete Vs Decorative Concrete

Perception, Perspective & Purpose

Construction Safety

Safety Is A Concrete Idea

With the month of May home to Building Safety Month and Construction Safety Week, as editor for Concrete Contractor, I was lucky enough to have spoken with some great people that also put safety top of mind.

Concrete Safety

Concrete Equipment & Products

Announcing Concrete Contractor's 2023 Top Products

Watch this video announcement of the Concrete Contractor 2023 Top Products award - recognizing the products, tools, and equipment within the concrete construction, decorative concrete, concrete finishing industries (and everything between).

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Welcome Home from World of Concrete

Despite doing as much as we could—we weren't able to see EVERYTHING from World of Concrete 2023. What was the one thing that stood out for you?

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You Can Have Two ... But Not All Three

While attending the ACI 2022 Fall Convention, I was introduced to an interesting construction meme based on some commentary of construction projects. Humorous as it was, I think there's a hidden factor encircling the entire concept.

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15 Years of Tradeshows: A Couple of Simple Notes

I've been attending tradeshows (from mind-meltingly packed to the more easy-goingly small) for 15+ years so I've collected a couple of thoughts on attending.

Concrete Contractor January/February 2023 Editor's Letter

Researchers Crack the Recipe of Roman Concrete Mix

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Where once pozzolanic material like volcanic ash was the key, turns out the secret to the durability of Roman concrete was quicklime and hot mixing.

Hot Mixing and Lime Key to Roman Concrete Durability

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Schrodinger’s Covid

In an attempt to attend a concrete convention, I was reminded of the threat of COVID up-front and personally. This is the new world.

Schrodinger’s Covid

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One Thing At A Time

Despite the challenges; one problem at a time, one solution at a time.

Concrete Contractor July/August/September 2022 Editor's Log

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In Case You Missed It: 7 Random Concrete Happenings

In the interest of spring cleaning, I'd like to share a short collection of some noteworthy happenings of the concrete industry I had collected over the past few months.

A Few Random Concrete Happenings

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