Not a New Idea, but A New Trend – Employee Stock Ownership Plans
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- February 27, 2024

By Nick Williams, ASA Colorado The construction industry has never had a technology problem. We have had a trust problem. For decades, we have adopted tools cautiously, sometimes reluctantly, not because the tools did not work, but because our environments were not designed to change easily. Construction is complex, contractual, and human. We build physical
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By Cal Beyer Technology is increasingly intertwined with everyday activities in our personal and professional lives. As the role of technology continues to expand in contemporary society, its impact on humans continues to evolve as well. Technology is hard to avoid in homes and workplaces. This includes smartphones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, televisions, and an ever-growing
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An examination in how to return to profitability By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Corp Construction demonstrates the ultimate in extreme comparisons. Gluttony or starvation. For what seems like the better part of the last 10-15 years – minus a short COVID holiday – the industry has seen unbridled growth in just about every sector. Construction organizations
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By Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team U.S. construction in 2026 is shaping up as a year of rebalancing. Activity is not disappearing so much as moving—away from some traditional commercial categories and toward power-hungry, infrastructure-linked work like data centers, energy, and select public projects. Contractors and subcontractors that track where demand is concentrating—and tighten procurement
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An easy word to say, a hard word to practice By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Corp. If you ask any associate in any construction organization the “Top Two” areas of improvement, the first would probably be communication. Feeling in on things, knowing the direction of the firm, knowing the score of the game, ‘drive-by’ communication,
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