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Lift Construction Labor Productivity with a Time-Tracking App Using Face Recognition
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Increase Construction Productivity with Mobile Time Tracking Apps
7 Ways a Mobile Workforce App Can Streamline Your Construction Business
The Trifecta of Mentoring
How to Motivate Employees Late in the Construction Season
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Contractor’s Gridiron ‘Game Plan’
Split your day into four quarters to achieve the win on the jobsite.
Tips for Managing an Aging Construction Workforce
Seven techniques that construction contractors can put into practice when it comes to managing 'seasoned' employees
Caterpillar Lays Off 120 Workers at Texas Plant Due to Ongoing Trade War
Trade tensions between the United States and China has forced Caterpillar to layoff 120 temporary workers at a Texas facility.
How Much Should a Construction Manager Make?
Construction managers make an average of $50,000 to $121,000 per year. How much should you be making or paying your construction managers?
Verizon Connect’s Fleet Management Software Recognized in 6 G2 Categories
The 2019 G2 Fall Report reveals Verizon as the leader in six different categories relevant to transportation and fleet management.
How to Avoid Challenges When Promoting Your Construction Employees
Eight best practices and strategies when promoting a worker into a position of greater authority and responsibility
Develop a Plan to Avert the Employee Shortage
Market your industry and company to potential employees
HCSS and Command Alkon Partner to Create Value for Partners in Heavy Civil Construction
The companies have aligned around their shared goals of eliminating paper tickets, removing manual tasks and automating data flows so that inter-company operations are easier and more friction-free on the jobsite.
Construction Industry's Foreign Language Skills Gap Affects Bottom Line
The construction industry has the largest foreign language skills gap among sectors studied in a recent ACTFL report, and that gap is affecting contractors' ability to pursue business
[APP] Streamline Work Assignment Efficiency with Bridgit Bench
Bridgit Bench gives contractors a view into employees' work schedules: who is assigned to a project, who is over allocated and who is available
[VIDEO] 10 Hiring Mistakes Contractors Need to Avoid
Avoid making these common mistakes before and during the hiring process; plus, a bonus 8 mistakes to avoid after hiring
Study: Share of Women Working in Construction Trades in 2018 is the Highest in 20 Years
New analysis from the Institute for Women's Policy Research finds that women’s job growth in construction trades was nearly 5 times faster than job growth in the field overall
What Minimum-Wage Foes Got Wrong About Seattle
Opponents leaned heavily on an initial study that predicted the increase to $15 would cost workers jobs and hours. That didn’t happen.
How Time-tracking Technology has Rendered Time Sheets Obsolete
Labor costs have become too high and too crucial to managing construction costs to trust to paper time sheets filled in at the end of a long day or week
Verizon Connect Launches Mobile-Workforce Management Solution
One-stop solution can help operations and fleet managers plan, monitor, dispatch and capture form data from the field and adjust work plans throughout the day
busybusy Mobile Time Clock App
Cloud-based mobile time clock app gives field team managers and employees an at-their-fingertips solution for tracking productivity and boosting jobsite efficiency
[VIDEO] How Notevault is Making Time Collection Simpler
Derek Davis from Notevault talks about how the company is making time cards easier for construction contractors
Triax Spot-r and Procore System Integration
Integration between systems allows worksite data from the Triax Spot-r to be automatically sent to Procore's cloud-based project management solution
Computer Guidance Corp. Adds Time Entry to HRSS Application
Supports the collection, validation, workflow approval and processing of labor hours
Are Health Reimbursement Plans a Better Option for Small Construction Companies?
2017 Zane Benefits Report shows health reimbursement plans cost small construction firms 23% to 49% less than group health insurance
How Skill Training Plays Into Worker Retention
It’s important for contractors to recognize that providing educational opportunities, training classes and personal development for all levels of the workforce can directly impact the retention of workers
The Making of a Leader: The General Manager
The construction general manager must be engaged and active in leading, directing and motivating all the right people and processes to produce a profitable result
7 Tips to Keep Your Construction Company Thinking from Going to the Dogs
How can we shake up our construction workers to be more active in their thinking and to think more clearly, objectively and effectively?
The Making of a Leader: The Construction Vice President
The role of construction vice president has expanded to take on more-specific responsibilities, demanding an individual who is more skilled and schooled in ways to grow the company
How to Retain Construction Employees Using Engagement and Participation
The earlier and more consistent a contractor is in getting a new worker engaged and participating in the company, the more productive and motivated that worker will be
The Making of a Leader: Construction Foreman
Vision (1-2 weeks), state of their crew, and proper equipment and tool management will point any construction foremen in the right direction
The 5 Commandments of Bonus Programs
Essential characteristics of an effective bonus system.
Getting the Best from Your Construction Interns
Author Brad Humphrey shares nine tips on how contractors can get the best from their interns and internship program
How to Be a Leader Your Construction Workers Want to Follow
It’s the leader’s job to discover what makes each person tick, do their best and produce outstanding results for their construction company
How to Make Job Offers that Get the Best Construction Talent
Reality check on how much salary increase construction managers need to change jobs, how to keep salary from blocking a good hire and how to minimize haggling
