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 Thinking about a career as a construction manager? Good thinking. According to U.S. News Report, construction managers are the #2 job in the construction industry right now. The Bureau of Labor Statistics believe by 2026 there will be 46,100 new construction manager jobs, which is an 11 percent increase. This

As we shared in previous articles, the construction industry saw growth in 2017 and it will continue to see growth in 2018. Although there are more job opportunities, there is still a lack of qualified and skilled workers, and companies are still struggling to find employees.
This is actually a great

Although it seems to be a growth in construction jobs, is there a chance construction jobs can be taken away? From robots? Sounds like fantasy, huh? However, with growing technology, this isn’t really a sci-fi story anymore… it’s now our reality. According to a study done by the Midwest Economic

Contracting is a great industry to get into right now. There’s a shortage of workers and a lot of job openings. Natural disasters, unfortunately occurred, but have made new work for contractors to do across many states in the United States. Growth is occurring, so man power is needed. Thinking

As long as there’s pipes, there will be plumbers. If you’re thinking about a career in the contracting world, plumbing is a challenging, rewarding, and safe bet.
There are a lot of plumbers out there. In 2014, there were 425,000 plumbers working across the United States. How can you stand out

Good news for our contractor community. In December, construction unemployment rates were down across 46 states. This was actually the country’s lowest rate of unemployment ever.
 
Compared to December 2016, the construction industry employed 250,000 more workers.
 
Why is this increase occurring? More work equals more employment. Unfortunately, a lot of the

Being a good contractor isn’t just about your skillset (with your hands) or your contractor’s license, it’s your ability to communicate effectively with clients. Without your customers, you have no job! It isn’t just the face-to-face communication that is important, it’s the phone calls, emails and other messages that customers

Accidents happen. This is why it’s important for a contractor or a contracting company to carry worker’s compensation, because you never know when someone with trip or slip!
In 2016, 203,500 injuries and illnesses were reported in the construction industry. Around 22,880 of these were sprains, strains, and tears; 13,020 claims

If you have your own contracting business, getting new customers is your livelihood. However, you want to promote yourself to the RIGHT customers. Otherwise, if you just promote to the masses, it can cost you. Spending time and money on resources that are going out to people who would never

Looking for another way to promote your contracting business? How about an email newsletter? Sure, email newsletters can be annoying, but that’s only when they are not created or sent correctly. No one really wants daily newsletters from the same company. Some companies even go overboard sending multiple emails a