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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

How Job-Costing Helps Construction Companies Improve Their Bottom Line

Small Business Bootcamp

Here's how implementing job-costing and fixing margins helps construction companies improve their profit margins and more.

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Coaching & Consulting

How to Decommission Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Bluewater Battery Logistics

As the adoption of renewable energy and BESS technologies continues to grow, the need for comprehensive decommissioning and end-of-life planning will only become more critical.

Decommissioning a BESS facility is a multi-step process that requires careful planning and coordination. Before the start of work, the appropriate disposition for all materials must be defined.

Bobcat Company Extends Heavy Construction Equipment Lineup

Bobcat is adding four new large wheel loaders and two new large excavators will be available at select North American Bobcat dealerships in mid-Q2 2025.

Bobcat is expanding its existing lineup of large excavators with the new E220 and E245. These new excavators deliver the power, performance, and precision needed for the biggest job site challenges.

Coaching & Consulting

Thrive Rather Than Survive in Construction

Construction Business Coaching

Most company owners want to keep doing business the same old way, hoping to get positive results while the world and economy change around them. Even if survival is your goal, it will not be business as usual.

Thriving will take determination, a decision to change, realistic leadership, and decisive choices. Don’t just survive. Make it your goal to thrive!

Fleet Maintenance

HCSS Upgrades HeavyJob for Utility Contractor Work Order Management

Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)

Unlike traditional bid-build projects with defined scopes, utility contractors often operate under master service agreements (MSAs) with unit-priced rates for an indefinite period, requiring them to process large volumes of repeatable, short-cycle work.

HeavyJob’s new capabilities ensure that every completed job—whether installing gas meters, replacing power poles, or burying fiber optic lines—is logged, tracked, and invoiced with supporting documentation like photos and timecards.

Financing, Insurance & Leasing

How Subcontractors Avoid Financial Distress

There is no denying the increasing amount of competition subcontractors face — and will likely continue to face for the time being.

To prepare for this increased vetting and to protect their organization’s long-term success, subcontractors need to use times of excess capacity to analyze their existing processes, operations, and financials.

Labor & Workforce Development

Diversifying the Workforce With Women in Construction

Construction is becoming increasingly diverse, and this is for the better. Every construction group should make a concerted effort to recruit women into the industry.

Whether it's engineering, project management, EHS, marketing, or business development, there are numerous career options available for women in construction.

Financing, Insurance & Leasing

7 Data Sources That Cut Project Costs and Time

Being able to easily access project data on a centralized work management platform helps shorten the bidding process and presents more accurate estimates for future projects.

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Tadano Announces Boom Lift Series for U.S., Canada

Tadano America Corp.

The MEWP lineup will include wheeled and crawler chassis configurations, designed to deliver maximum performance in diverse work environments.

Designed and manufactured in Japan, Tadano’s MEWPs for the U.S. and Canada will be available in the second half of 2025.

Labor & Workforce Development

Industry Hires and Promotions This Month

Many construction companies have announced new hires and promotions over the past month.

Here is a roundup of the main promotions and recruitment this month.

Cat Announces Upgrades to P600 and P800 Series Cold Planers

Caterpillar - Cat

As part of Caterpillar’s annual product update program, the PM620, PM622, PM820, PM822, and PM825 models are the latest upgrades - providing multiple operator comfort, efficiency, and equipment management upgrades compared to their previous models.

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Top 5 Takeaways from ASCE's 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) report this year covers 18 categories ranging from schools to solid waste. In this year's report, ASCE has given a national grade of C.

Of the 18 categories, 16 got the same or an improved score since the 2021 report. Even with some encouraging improvement, many of the grades are quite low.

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