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Home » Blogs

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Marketropolis

Marketropolis

This blog is a hub for A/E/C marketing and business development insight.

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Firm Management

Spend Less Time in Business Development: Focus on Inbound Marketing

Supplement traditional sales techniques with lead-generating activities
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Scott D. Butcher FSMPS CPSM
May 17, 2022
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There’s no replacing traditional relationship-building. It is a critical skill for every rainmaker, seller-doer, and business developer to master.


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Why Risk It? blog

Why Risk It?

Jeff Cavignac is president and principal of Cavignac & associates, a risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm specializing in the building industry.

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Gaps in Insurance Possible When Using Staffing Firms

Some advice on a construction risk management issue raised by craft scarcity
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Jeffrey Cavignac
March 22, 2016

A scarcity of craft workers raises issues important in construction risk management


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Rebar Madness blog

Rebar Madness

The many facets of design and construction are all fair game for freelance writer Jim Parsons

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Transportation

Court Ruling Clouds Future of MD’s Purple Line

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Jim Parsons
August 8, 2016
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Monday, August 8, was supposed to have been a day of celebration for Maryland’s  Purple Line, as state transportation officials and the Federal Transit Administration would officially ink an agreement for a $900 million New Starts grant for the new $5.6 billion light rail system across Washington, D.C.’s northern suburbs.
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The Next Generation

The Next Generation

This blog discusses CPM scheduling, engineering law and other aspects of project management.

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Critical Path Method Scheduling

Don't Delay: Sign Up Now For The 10th Construction CPM Conference

Come 'kick the tires' of competing software, learn and have fun, starting Jan. 19th at Disney World
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Fredric L. Plotnick
December 20, 2019

There are three days of classes, plenary keynotes, basic and advanced training, claims prevention, discussion and hands-on opportunities with the competing software solutions.


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Crossing That Bridge When We Come To It

Crossing That Bridge When We Come To It

Civil Engineer Brian Brenner shares quirky views of the engineering profession and life.

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Little Niangua River Bridge
An historic suspension bridge spans in a bucolic corner of the Ozark Hills.

Little Niangua River Bridge

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Brian Brenner
January 28, 2021
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With a hint of the Brooklyn Bridge, a little suspension span graces the Little Niangua River in the Ozark Hills.
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ENR Blog Jonathan Barnes

Barnestormin

Barnes' ENR blog explores the risky side of engineering and construction work and his general interest blog Barnestormin explores everything else.

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Accidents

Why Fear is Good When It Comes to Ladder Safety

Doing a simple job on a house is fraught with peril
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Jonathan Barnes
September 6, 2017
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It's when you stop being scared that you screw up, I remembered.
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Bonds, Insurance and Other Reasons Contractors Lose Sleep

Bonds, Insurance and Other Reasons Contractors Lose Sleep

This blog specializes in bonding and insurance for contractors.

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Bark and Build - AVAILABLE: New Homes for Your Pooch (or Cat?)

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Mike Hill
July 21, 2015
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Give your family's dog a brand new home, designed and built by national and local design and construction firm teams! Only 15 homes will be built. Available in early December 2015!
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Evergreen Blog

Evergreen

This blog covers design and construction in buildings and transportation around the Northwest.

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National Recruitment Effort Starts for Interstate Bridge Program Administrator

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
February 26, 2020
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Oregon and Washington continue the joint effort in restarting -- yet again -- discussions focused on replacing the aging Interstate Bride over the Columbia River, the Interstate 5 crossing that links the two Pacific Northwest states.
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Gold Rush blog

Gold Rush

This blog explores construction around the Golden State, with a focus on Northern California.

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Pechanga Resort Casino Expansion

Tutor Perini Awarded $285 Million Resort Casino Expansion Contract

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Greg Aragon
February 26, 2016
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Tutor Perini Corporation announced February 25 that its subsidiary, Tutor Perini Building Corp., has been awarded a $285 million contract to expand the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA.
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 John Rapaport

Tech-Savvy Contracting

Thoughts on technology, data collection, the coming BIM revolution and other subjects. Read More
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Information Technology

Why You Should Join the Building Smart Alliance in Washington, D.C. Next Week

Billions of dollars are wasted each year due to a lack of interoperability
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John Rapaport
January 5, 2017
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By participating in the BuildingSmart Alliance you’ll engage with other practitioners and add your voice to the future interoperability standards.
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Critical Path

Critical Path

Under the radar, behind the project gate, inside the executive suite. That's where ENR's editors and bloggers deliver their insights, opinions, cool-headed analysis and hot-headed rantings.

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Best of the Best Projects

Finalists Announced for Project of the Year in ENR National Competition

Scott blair
Scott Blair
February 17, 2022
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Three unique projects are in the running for coveted top honors in the Best of the Best Projects contest.
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Midwest Musings

Midwest Musings

This blog will comment on all matters related to design and construction in the Midwest.

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ENR to rank Top Specialty Contractors in the Midwest

Forty-three firms have completed the survey
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Annemarie Mannion
August 11, 2022
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Texas-Louisiana-Stories

Texas & Louisiana Stories

Musings and stories from behind the lines from the editors and writers ENR Texas-Louisiana.

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Best Projects

Five Projects Honored for Safety, Sustainability Achievements

Louise poirier
Louise Poirier
July 19, 2022
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Each year, ENR's regional Best Projects competition includes two special awards, honoring those projects throughout the region that made significant achievements in the areas of safety and sustainability.


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California Views

This blog examining California construction will ask questions, give you previews of what is to come in ENR California and report on what we are hearing, reading and seeing in the state's construction industry.

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Top Young Professionals

ENR California Names 2023 Top Young Professionals

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C.J. Schexnayder
August 11, 2022
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ENR California announces the 2023 Top Young Professionals recognizing individuals who have shown extraordinary leadership and service throughout their careers. 


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Talk of the Rockies

Project and people news from the editor of ENR Mountain States.

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Top Specialty Contractors

Denver's Sturgeon Electric Selected as 2022 Specialty Contractor of the Year

Electrical contractor tops list of the region's specialty firms based on 2021 revenues.
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Jennifer Seward
August 9, 2022
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Sturgeon Electric Co. Inc., Henderson, Colo., has been selected by ENR Mountain States magazine as Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2022.


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Southeast Constructions

Our blog delivers the latest news, insights, and opinions about construction trends in the four-state region of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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ENR Southeast Announces 2022 Best Project Winners

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Derek Lacey
August 8, 2022
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ENR Southeast is excited to announce 31 winners for its 2022 Best Projects Awards. 


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NY Construction Central

NY Construction Central

Bringing you breaking news in real time from around the Tri-State construction industry.

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IAR Named ENR New York's 2022 Specialty Contractor of the Year

The Babylon, N.Y.-based firm will be featured in the September issue of ENR New York
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Justin Rice
July 28, 2022
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International Asbestos Removal is the 2022 ENR New York Specialty Contractor of the Year.


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Southeast Constructions

Southwest Construction Views

The Southwest Construction Views blog examines the current events, issues and challenges of development, design and construction in the Desert Southwest

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Best Projects

ENR Southwest Names 2022 Best Project Winners

Louise poirier
Louise Poirier
August 5, 2022
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An independent panel of experts from all corners of the AEC industry reviewed a total of 48 projects and selected 12 Best Projects and 9 Awards of Merit across 13 categories, plus two winners for two special awards, Excellence in Safety and Excellence in Sustainability.


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Notes on Northwest

Notes on the Northwest

News, opinions and insights about design and construction in the Pacific Northwest, Including Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

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Top Young Professionals

ENR Northwest Names 2023 Top Young Professionals

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C.J. Schexnayder
August 11, 2022
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ENR Northwest announces its 2023 Top Young Professionals, recognizing individuals who have shown extraordinary career leadership and service.


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New-England News Views

New England News and Views

News and opinions about design and construction in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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ENR New England Announces Best Projects Winners

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Justin Rice
August 5, 2022
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The ENR New England Best Project judges awarded 18 projects this year in the main categories. 


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Australasia: How I See It

Australasia: How I See It

We follow the South Pacific's 'New World' as ever bigger infrastructure projects unfold. And slightly farther afield.

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Ready for Innovation

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ENR FutureTech: Demand More From Your Data

The presenters at ENR’s annual FutureTech conference in San Francisco May 30-June 1, cautioned the sold-out audience of engineers, construction professionals, venture capitalists and technologists that the construction industry continues to be plagued by inefficiency and a general lack of adoption of new technologies, although big strides are being made in sharing and managing data.

However, an upbeat air filled the hall as many touted three key improvements in delivering a connected built environment; ­cloud computing, mobile phones shifting computing access and low-cost chips and sensors enabling IoT.

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ENR FutureTech: Time to Get Comfortable Sharing Building Project Data

It's no longer possible to build according to the status quo
Jeff yoders
Jeff Yoders
June 7, 2017
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Our first dispatch from the FutureTech conference in San Francisco brought a common plea from venture capitalists, consultants and engineering and construction professionals.


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Mid-Atlantic Monitor

Mid-Atlantic Monitor

Written by the staff of ENR MidAtlantic Construction, this blog offers insights, analysis and opinionated takes on the latest news, trends and projects.

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ENR MidAtlantic Announces Best Projects Winners

Best Projects winners will be featured in the October issue of ENR MidAtlantic and honored at an Oct. 25 awards event in Baltimore
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Justin Rice
August 3, 2022
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ENR MidAtlantic is excited to announce this year’s class of Regional Best Project winners. 


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