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PlanGrid Launches Education Program for Schools & Unions to Narrow Technology Skills Gap

PlanGrid Launches Education Program to Narrow Technology Skills Gap

January 8, 2019

Educators now have dedicated access to PlanGrid resources for training students on the leading software to drive construction productivity.

IAPMO Group Launches Newly Designed Website

January 8, 2019

Quick links offer easy access to each of The IAPMO Group’s business units, as well as to e-publications, information on chapters, committees, code answers and analysis, and IAPMO’s field managers.

AGC Survey: 79 Percent of Construction Firms Plan to Expand Payrolls, But Equal Percentage Worry About Finding Workers

January 8, 2019

The percentage of respondents who expect a market segment to expand exceeds the percentage who expect it to contract for all 13 categories of projects included in the survey.

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The Handyman Special

Don’t let frustration keep you from asking the right questions.

January 5, 2019

Sean McCormack

When frustrated on a jobsite, take a step back, breathe and reevaluate the situation.

Contractor Profit Advantage

New Year’s Resolution: Price Your Services Right

Incorrect calculations will lead you to arrive at selling prices that are not properly profitable.

January 5, 2019

Richard DiToma

The old saying is that, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, when one contractor calls the other a high-priced crook or a low-ball fool of questionable quality, neither looks good in the eyes of the intelligent consumer. And if their prices are too high or low, they are hurting themselves.

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Addressing Lead and Infrastructure Concerns

How proactive PHCPpros have a competitive edge in water treatment

January 5, 2019

The ramifications of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis continues to spread more than two years after the city was thrust into the national spotlight because of lead contamination in its drinking water. What happened in Flint was a tragedy, but it also accelerated a larger trend around municipal water.