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Toman Brothers Celebrates 30 Years!0

Always Something Awesome, CONSTRUCTION, Leadership
October 5, 2026

For Tommy, Milam, Ross and Burt Toman, the family business started long before Toman Brothers Inc. officially opened its doors. Growing up, the four brothers worked alongside their dad, learning the ins and outs of sprayed fireproofing and insulation—and, just as importantly, what it takes to be a good contractor and earn the respect of

Mental Health Is a Leadership Imperative in Construction 0

Best Practices, HEALTH, Improving Productivity, Leadership, Outlook & Trends
September 1, 2026

George Nash, Maxim Consulting Group In 2023, there were 982 work-related fatalities in the construction industry. During that same period, an estimated 5,095 construction professionals died by suicide. While our industry has made tremendous progress in improving physical safety, these numbers make one thing clear: protecting our people requires more than hard hats, PPE, and

Stop Competing on Price: Why Subcontractors Must Learn to Prove Their Value 0

FINANCE, Leadership, Negotiation
August 4, 2026

By Valerie Jimenez, Bold Entity When I ask subcontractors how they win work, most of them say it’s because, “we build relationships,” or “we do good work,” or “our clients know they can count on us.” And I believe them! Because relationships matter. Reliability matters. Quality matters. But here’s the problem: when almost every subcontractor

Subcontractors Secure Major Victory 0

Leadership, LEGAL, SLDF
June 30, 2026

CONGRATULATIONS Karen Palecek and James Palecek! Thank you, Eric Travers and Scott Holbrook for your SLDF work on advancing this case! Subcontractors Secure Major Victory in Unjust Enrichment Case – Markham Contracting Co. v. Cahava Springs Phase I, Inc. et al. The American Subcontractors Association’s (ASA) Subcontractors Legal Defense Fund (SLDF) achieved a significant legalREAD MORE

Break Glass in Case of Emergency 0

Improving Productivity, Leadership, Outlook & Trends
May 5, 2026

Preparing your organization for the inevitable “hiccup” or roadblock By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Corp Reflecting on the worldwide cyber outage in mid-2025 has been an eye-opening experience. This is certainly not about technology or redundancy, but there are certainly nuggets that could be gathered in that bucket. This is about how the firm prepares

New Members – February 2026 0

CONSTRUCTION, Leadership, Outlook & Trends
March 31, 2026

New ASA Members - February 2026 A-1 Mobile Storage Service Air Relief Technologies, Inc. DBA Tex Air Filters Air Relief Technologies, Inc. DBA Tex-Air Filters Babitz Financial Group Bolk Financial LLC Brogan and Company, LLC Calderon Enterprises Capra Bank Carbo Coaching Central Bank of St. Louis Centurion Construction Management Solutions LLC Colorado Comfort Design LLCREAD MORE