CURT Blog
Communicating Through COVID-19
Water cooler talk and in-person meetings are a thing of the past, at least for the time being. Catching up and circulating company news is still important though, especially if you want to keep your employees engaged and feeling confident about your business’s ability...
Happy Employee . . . Happy Business
Employee Appreciation Day, observed the first Friday in March, is an unofficial holiday that encourages employers to thank their employees for their hard work and effort throughout the year. While donuts are great, this day is about more than sweet treats. At the CURT...
The Business Case for Connecting on Social Media
Facebook boasts 2.5 BILLION monthly active users; and as of the fourth quarter of 2019, 248 million of them lived in the United States and Canada. LinkedIn’s numbers aren’t in the billions but they’re just as impressive. One hundred and fifty-four million American...
Deciphering the Blurred Line Between Brand Familiarity and Preference
By Patty Fleider and Maria Lester, Accountability Information Management, Inc. Whether your construction company is small or large, your brand is the culmination of your company’s image. Having an established brand helps people recognize and remember your company....
Defining “Distressed” or “Suspended” Real Estate Projects – And How Owners Can Save Them
Three Critical Steps to Reviving Stalled Projects By Barry B. LePatner, Esq., LePatner & Associates LLP\Insights+ LLC Innumerable real estate projects become “distressed” or “suspended” for a multitude of reasons. A “distressed” situation can be defined as a...
Major Arena Megaprojects on Their Way up in the United States
Super Bowl LIV, the 54th Super Bowl, is now in the books – did your favorite take home the Vince Lombardi Trophy or hang their heads in defeat? This year’s Super Bowl was played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida (home of the Dolphins). The facility opened in 1987...
Large-Scale Construction Projects: To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate – That is the Question
By Robert Garner, David Kiefer, and Gregg Jacobson, King & Spalding LLP Owners and contractors involved in large-scale construction projects face unique challenges, including drafting a contract that places the parties in a fair position if problems arise. In...
Mapping Mega-Projects in the United States
Construction in the United States is big business and large construction projects in the U.S are always happening. The industry employs over seven million workers and creates almost $1.3 trillion worth of structures every year. Construction truly is the engine that...
The Five Best Tech Opportunities for Construction Companies
By Jason Krankota, Nvoicepay Construction has been one of the slowest industries to adopt technology. I think this is partly cultural – folks in the industry like to solve problems with their own ingenuity. Many firms are still family-owned, and there’s still a lot of...
Top Construction Trends for 2020
Depending on what news sources you follow, you’re likely to have read several trend predictions for 2020. Here is a Top-10 style list, linked back to the original articles. One: Modularization The promise of faster on-site assembly and higher quality has boosted the...