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Labor & Workforce Development

Survey Reveals Labor Shortage’s Widespread Impact on Construction Industry

Teletrac Navman

Teletrac Navman survey shows finding and retaining talent jumped 13% over 2017 as a top business challenge

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Project Management

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Episode 9: How to Make Smart Planning Choices, Part 1

Looking to add to your equipment fleet? Brad Humphrey and Caterpillar experts, Jason Hurdis and Carey Nicholson, bring you the dirt on renting vs. buying equipment.

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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

Construction Materials Prices Back on the Rise

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

A decline in last month's construction input prices seen as anomaly as prices rose 0.3% in September and are 7.4% higher than a year ago

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Construction Technology

[VIDEO] Watch This Humanoid Construction Robot Hang Drywall

Japan's Institute of Advanced Industrial Science demonstrates a prototype doing work that Oxford University predicted in 2013 is 79% likely to be computerized

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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

Construction Hourly Earnings Increased 3.1% Compared to 2017

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Hourly earnings in the industry averaged $30.18 in September, exceeding $30 per hour for the first time

Average hourly earnings in construction now have a 10.7% premium over the average for all nonfarm private-sector jobs.

Construction Technology

4 Steps to Get Your Construction Team to Buy Into Automation Software

A step-by-step procedure can help construction teams easily transition to a more technology-driven system

The construction companies that look to technology to improve business performance will find that they’re staying ahead of industry standards and their competitors.

Construction News

Construction Costs Expected to Continue Rising Through Next Six Months

IHS Markit Procurement Executives Group issues index showing construction cost growth accelerated in September, and expectations for the coming six month's price growth at record high

Construction costs increased for the 23rd straight month in September, with both materials/equipment and labor sub-indexes showed price increases.

World’s First Autonomous Crane Raises Funding from Terra Venture Partners

Construction tech startup bolsters strategy to support technologies that digitize traditional economies, driving productivity and enhancing safety on construction sites

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Estimating & Bidding

Estimating Software is a Saving Bet

One wrong calculation in an estimate can doom a project before it starts and contractors who want to cut estimating costs in half are dumping the spreadsheets

Takeoffs are essential to a professional bid. Determining necessary quantities is a painstaking process repeated with each design change, but it can be done with ease using model-based estimating software.

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GoCanvas mobile platform replaces and automates outdated paperwork processes to simplify your business

Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other

3D System Increases Excavator Efficiency

Trimble Earthworks allows Landmark Construction’s excavators to semi-autonomously reach grade quickly and accurately.

Trimble 3D grade control systems allow the excavator operator to pretty much dig to grade without the constant assistance of a 3D-equipped dozer and operator.

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