• Contractor Community – February 2024

    Contractor Community – February 20240

    ASA Testifies on Capitol Hill On Tuesday, February 6, Andrew Christ, current Secretary/Treasurer of ASA National and Chief Operating Officer of Compass Constructors in Kansas City, Missouri, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee.  The committee hearing examined the impacts that the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard decisions have on small

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  • Stronger Field, Stronger Profits: Enhancing Labor Productivity in Construction0

    Presented by: Michael Keller, FMI February 13, 2024 In an ever-competitive construction industry, labor productivity is key to achieving both efficiency and profitability. This presentation unravels the findings of FMI’s 2023 Labor Productivity Study, including the current challenges hampering labor productivity and highlighting the potential opportunities for labor cost savings through increased efficiency and fieldREAD MORE
  • 2024 Forecast: Top 10 Takeaways

    2024 Forecast: Top 10 Takeaways0

    Highlights from the latest construction forecasts show that U.S. economic recovery slowly continues, shadowed by inflation and labor challenges, and geopolitical risk  By: Tara Lukasik, Glass Magazine Editor’s Note: The following is based on forecast presentations from the 2024 Annual Outlook Forecast Conference from Dodge Construction Network, and The Construction Economy Outlook semiannual webcast by ConstructConnect.

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