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Five tips to help you bid smarter

Here are our five tips to help you bid smart and get the construction projects you want - projects that fit both your st...

September 3, 2021

How the right technology can help you monitor your construction business

A solid monitoring system and the right technology can go a long way in helping you keep your construction business on t...

September 1, 2021

3 business continuity tips for construction companies

Vice president of Sage CRE Dustin Anderson highlights key areas of focus for builders and contractors, offering tips to ...

September 23, 2020

5 roadblocks to a healthy construction project pipeline

CRM processes and technology can remove roadblocks to a healthy construction project pipeline. Learn how a customer-cent...

December 11, 2017

Is your company’s LinkedIn page missing something?

Is your construction firm leveraging your LinkedIn company page? Learn how to attract more followers and use LinkedIn to...

July 23, 2017

Construction, pick-up lines, and economics

I had no idea that the Baltic Dry Index could be used as a pick-up line back in the day! Who knew? Anirban Basu, chie...

February 13, 2017

The virtual construction world becomes reality

Virtual and augmented reality are entering our everyday lives. It's not surprising that virtual construction is also her...

February 7, 2017

The latest on lean construction

Lean construction continues to gain traction. Find out the latest news.

January 27, 2017

How to declutter your work life this new year

Here we are again. Another year and another round of New Year’s resolutions. For many of us, this is the year to declutt...

January 5, 2017

Seven top topics and tips for contractors

Another year is almost behind us. And what a year it has been! Construction is stronger than ever and overall optimism h...

November 30, 2016

Software as a Service comes of age in construction

The ability for SaaS to improve communication and collaboration will continue to be the biggest driver of cloud computin...

October 28, 2016

Are your estimators using the best tools for the job?

Construction estimators are turning to software designed specifically for construction estimating in order to create est...

October 7, 2016

Innovators: STV improves project delivery through integrated information

When it comes to innovative thinking that will deliver greater value to building owners, STV is certainly a company to w...

June 28, 2016

Yes, there is a better way to manage job costs

Learn more about how you can improve your job costing.

May 24, 2016

Three reasons why contractors are adopting BIM for estimating

Estimating teams are turning to new technology to help them address challenges. One such technology is 5D model-based co...

May 10, 2016

Data: the critical link in project life cycle collaboration

One definition of collaboration describes it as “the action of working with someone to produce or create something.” Tha...

March 23, 2016

Four fundamental construction contract rules

Contracts, preferably in writing, are critical to assure participating parties in a construction project meet their obli...

August 17, 2015

Five things successful construction and other startups have in common

When it comes to starting a business, construction appears to be a popular choice. That’s according to the 2015 State of...

May 15, 2015

How well do you know your job costs?

“Running construction jobs without knowing your job costs is like driving blindfolded in a NASCAR race. You’ll surely cr...

April 29, 2015

Five ways to impress your service customers

If you are a contractor that dispatches service technicians, you know happy customers are the driving force behind a str...

March 3, 2015