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We Need to Talk about Opioid Addiction 0

Seventy percent of workplaces have been affected by the U.S. opioid crisis, which continues to grow By: Katy Devlin, National Glass Association Seventy percent of workplaces have been affected by the opioid crisis, according to estimates from the National Safety Council. In other words, most people reading this column have experienced or are experiencing opioid

Mastering Your Messaging to Grow Your Business 0

By Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law Firm PLLC You’re a contractor. You don’t want to be flashy or braggy. I get it. But marketing your business and promoting your work is crucial to your business’s success. Your clientele can’t know to come to you unless they know who you are and what you do, right? Now,

Personal Selling In a Challenging Economy 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Leadership
- April 23, 2024
By Tom Woodcock, Seal the Deal I’ve been around the sales block a few times in my life. I’ve seen trends and varying market conditions. I’ve gotta be honest, I’ve never seen what’s taking place in the economy such as now. Many contractors are still thriving with the backlog they’ve established. Some are even having
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Designing Your Business the Way You Would a Building 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity
- April 23, 2024
By Chad Prinkey, Well Built Construction Consulting Imagine sitting down to design a building. First, you’d ask yourself what function that building had to perform. Once you knew the building’s purpose, you’d determine a budget, draw up plans, select materials, and specify them in the design. What you wouldn’t do is look around your yard
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Stop the Hand-Off!0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Insurance
- April 23, 2024
Attacking the Misnomers of Preconstruction Strategy By Gregg Schoppman, Gregg.schoppman@fmicorp.com If you have ever called your pre-construction planning process a “dump meeting”, hand-off or turnover, please stop! The imagery of most pre-construction planning processes looks like it is setting the world speed record for paper shuffling. “Here are the plans, specifications, submittals, contact list, map
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