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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
Personnel Management
How Cloud-Based Time Tracking Helps Construction Companies Avoid Wage and Hour Violations
Personnel Management
Get Free Technology to Comply with OSHA’s COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
Profit Matters
Lift Construction Labor Productivity with a Time-Tracking App Using Face Recognition
Construction Technology
CrewStrong Prevents COVID-19 Shutdowns with Real-time Employee Tracking
Apps
Increase Construction Productivity with Mobile Time Tracking Apps
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Your Lube Room Should Include These Essentials
Whether your reorganizing your existing lube room or creating a new one, make sure you include these eight essential items on your shelves.
Personnel Management
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
Asphalt
Latest Coronavirus Relief Package Excludes Funding for State DOTs
State departments of transportation across the country need an “immediate infusion” of at least $37 billion to prevent disruptions to planned transportation projects and keep workers employed but the Senate HEALS Act excludes funding for infrastructure
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Apps
7 Ways a Mobile Workforce App Can Streamline Your Construction Business
Mobile workforce apps provide new ways to perform age-old construction tasks; use them to improve outdated workflows, complete projects faster and stay ahead of the competition.
Business Services
The Trifecta of Mentoring
Effective mentoring includes a motivated HR leader, a motivated mentee and a committed mentor
Business Services
How to Motivate Employees Late in the Construction Season
Help re-energize your leadership and workers down the stretch with these eight “pump up” efforts to exercise at your company
Personnel Management
Contractor’s Gridiron ‘Game Plan’
Split your day into four quarters to achieve the win on the jobsite.
Personnel Management
Tips for Managing an Aging Construction Workforce
Seven techniques that construction contractors can put into practice when it comes to managing 'seasoned' employees
Business
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.
Labor & Workforce Development
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?
Business
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.
Business Services
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
Concrete Thoughts
Develop a Plan to Avert the Employee Shortage
Market your industry and company to potential employees
Personnel Management
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.
Personnel Management
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
Apps
[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
Business
[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
Asphalt
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
Business
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.
Profit Matters
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
Personnel Management
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
Apps
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
Construction Technology
[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
Personnel Management
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
Personnel Management
Computer Guidance Corp. Adds Time Entry to HRSS Application
Supports the collection, validation, workflow approval and processing of labor hours
Profit Matters
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
Profit Matters
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
Personnel Management
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
Profit Matters
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?
Business
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
Profit Matters
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
Profit Matters
The 5 Commandments of Bonus Programs
Essential characteristics of an effective bonus system.
Business
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
