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ENR’s Contractor Business Strategy (CBS) contains stories on contractor-business-focused topics, including project delivery, virtual building, new preconstruction techniques, successful safety programs and initiatives, education and training, labor issues, collaborative partnerships, risk management and new materials and processes.

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Construction Economics

Federal Spend Keeps Contractors Optimistic for 2023 Growth, Says AGC

James leggate
James Leggate
January 4, 2023
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An annual outlook released by the Associated General Contractors of America shows construction firms are bullish on growth in most sectors, but not retail, office and lodging.


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Ariz. Contractor Faces Big Fines Over Alleged Worker Pay Infractions

Jim Parsons
June 7, 2022
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A federal judge has ordered a plastering and stucco firm to rectify longstanding recordkeeping violations or face weekly coercive fines of up to $10,000.


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Legal

Whistleblower Contractor Exposes Competitor's Alleged DBE Fraud

James leggate
James Leggate
March 18, 2022
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An Illinois steel and rebar contractor agreed to a settlement after the government intervened in the case.


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Contractor Business Strategy

Contracting Firms Seek to Improve Work-Life Balance

Jim Parsons
March 16, 2022
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After two years of coping with lockdowns, social distancing, teleconference learning curves and virus variants, construction and design firms find themselves adapting to yet another pandemic-related challenge—safely returning employees to the office while accommodating a newfound appreciation and desire for the benefits of working remotely.


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Infrastructure Spending

Biden Signs $1.5T Omnibus Spending Bill, With Good News for Highways

New spending package unlocks some IIJA funds that were previously held up
Tom ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
March 15, 2022
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New law boosts 2022 funds for many, not all, construction programs.


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Workforce

Labor Dept. Gears Up To Revamp Davis-Bacon Act

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Pam McFarland
March 14, 2022
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Proposed changes would be the first major revisions to the law in about 40 years.


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Carpenters Union in Southwest Elects Its First Hispanic Leader

Doug Puppel
March 9, 2022
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Rodriguez credits his father, an immigrant who arrived in the U.S. undocumented and worked as a union laborer, for encouraging him to become a carpenter.


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Equipment

Bobcat Introduces All-Electric Compact Track Loader, Sees Future in EVs

Jeff rubenstone
Jeff Rubenstone
March 4, 2022
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The new T7X model eliminates the diesel engine and the entire hydraulics system, pointing the way toward a future of fully electrified heavy equipment.


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Construction Economics

Contractors' 2022 Outlook Turns Positive Despite Challenges, AGC Survey Shows

James leggate
James Leggate
January 12, 2022
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Associated General Contractors latest outlook is more positive for this year across most building segments.


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Safety

Texas Crane Accident Problems Persisted in 2021

OSHA penalty records blame operators for more fatal mishaps
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Richard Korman
December 29, 2021
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OSHA records describe alleged errors in crane assemblies.

 

 

 


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