Rethinking Construction Retention for Lasting Impact

Rethinking Construction Retention for Lasting Impact

While the industry has long been focused on how to get people into construction, the conversation needs to shift to how we get them to stay and grow. That question is especially pressing in today’s tight and competitive labor market. Recruiting and retention are too...
The Skilled Trades Shortage Doesn’t End at the Jobsite

The Skilled Trades Shortage Doesn’t End at the Jobsite

A construction project can finish on time and on budget and still leave an owner with a labor problem that lasts for decades. It shows up in the middle of summer when an HVAC unit fails, and the right technician cannot get there for two days. It shows up when...
Compliance is No Longer Overhead – It’s a Competitive Advantage.

Compliance is No Longer Overhead – It’s a Competitive Advantage.

For decades, compliance has been treated as overhead. Something contractors had to manage, but rarely something they expected to create value. It lived in filing cabinets, spreadsheets, payroll offices, and three-ring binders that only became important when an auditor...
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