CURT Blog
Beyond the Basics: Trailblazing Employee Perks for Modern Workplaces
In an environment where the competition for skilled workers is intense, companies are going above and beyond to offer unparalleled advantages to their workforce. This is especially true when it comes to employee benefits, a field where traditional perks like health...
Mergers & Acquisitions: A Construction Sector Update
By Trey Dodd, Senior Analyst, ButcherJoseph & Co. Despite interest rate, inflation, supply-chain, and labor-related headwinds, construction operators across the industry have recently benefitted from declining costs (including fuel and energy) combined with...
What’s Sinking Your Employee’s Wellbeing?
5 Titanic Lessons for Leaders to Keep Their Crew Afloat By Diane O’Connell, Author, Speaker, Coach, Workplace Culture Reinvention Strategist, and Attorney / Mediator The sinking of the Titanic stands as a tragic and haunting reminder of human fallibility. And...
Construction Industry Navigates Rising Interest Rates and Economic Challenges
Marcum Releases the 2023 National Construction Survey. By Joseph Natarelli, CPA, Construction Services Leader, and Roger Gingerich, CPA, Midwest Construction Leader, Marcum LLP The construction industry is grappling with the implications of rising interest rates,...
Construction Culture : Why it Matters, and How to Make it Better
By the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) staff There is a labor shortage in the construction industry – and it’s not exactly breaking news. Headlines declare that “nobody wants to work anymore,” – but is this explanation really at the root of what’s a...
Duke Energy’s Becky Rollins: Driving Clean, Renewable Power
By Gina DiPietro, Duke Illumination Staff Writer Atop an 86-foot dam in central North Carolina, Duke Energy's Becky Rollins looks out over the Pee Dee River. It’s beautiful, she said, motioning below. The floodgates at Tillery Hydroelectric Plant, in service since...
What Does a Resilient Workforce Look Like?
Remote work, the need for new skills, and the rise of AI push employers to rethink workforce resilience. This article is reprinted with permission from Aon. For more valuable insights related to AI, workforce, sustainability, ESG, supply chain, and much more, visit:...
Enhancing Equal Employment Opportunity in Construction: EEOC Report
Earlier in June, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte A. Burrows issued a report titled, “Building For The Future: Advancing Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry.” It provides findings and next steps based on the...
Disrupt the Global Construction Equipment Market
By Alastair Hayfield, Interact Analysis One of the questions I often get asked as an analyst is “who is the Tesla of the construction equipment market?” Leaving aside the sloppy notion that Tesla is the only innovative company, I think what is meant is “who might...
Navigating Soaring Costs: Subcontractors Faced $97B Excess Expenses
By Billd As the commercial construction industry continues to face challenges related to rising material costs and labor shortages, subcontractors find themselves bearing the brunt of these expenses. In its third annual construction industry market report, Billd...