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American Concrete Institute Announces New Publication on Curing

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of a new invaluable publication for concrete industry professionals— ACI 308R-16 Guide to External Curing of Concrete.

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How to Effectively Manage Construction Employees to Drive Profitable Results

The Contractor's Business Coach

Owners need to maintain a balance between driving for results and helping their people succeed and grow

Owners need to maintain a balance between driving for results and helping their people succeed and grow. To do so requires them to help their people enjoy their jobs, develop their careers, and be effective in their current assignments.

Contractors Must Adapt to Attract, Develop and Sustain Effective Employees

Stay ahead of the trends and you might find yourself finding, leading and keeping more quality workers than imagined

Stay ahead of the trends and you might find yourself finding, leading and keeping more quality workers than imagined. Sure enough, these same people are looking to spend their careers working with the more progressive contractors.

New Wheel Loader Training Simulator Saves Wear and Tear on Equipment

The Wheel Loader Training Module features progressive learning exercises — from beginner to advanced — designed to gradually build student skill and confidence

The Wheel Loader Training Module features progressive learning exercises — from beginner to advanced — designed to gradually build student skill and confidence.

Building Professionals Can Achieve LEED Credentials in Just 4 Weeks with New Courses

Green Building Research Institute (GBRI) prep courses help green building professionals pass USGBC LEED exams with in-person, live online and on-demand education

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Build the Right Company Culture to Attract, Develop, and Sustain Effective Employees

Many of the newer workers to construction will just pack up and move on if their work culture is not progressive, positive and supportive

The work culture of the contractor’s business is a bigger deal to the workers today than perhaps the workers of the past. If any contractor, no matter his size, wishes to keep the best workers the longest amount of time then they had better consider and address the sort of culture the workers are experiencing.

Make Your Company Attractive to Attract, Develop and Sustain Effective Employees

Both general and specialty contractors should work on making their companies 'attractive' to current and potential employees

To make the construction industry attractive we must make our construction companies 'attractive' allowing the “non-construction minded” candidate to see our industry as perhaps the greatest industry in the world.

Build with Strength to Host Industry Roundtable Promoting Use of Durable Concrete Products in Washington, D.C. Construction Market

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)

Washington D.C. is the first stop in a coordinated industry campaign to educate the design/build community about the benefits of concrete construction.

$4.6 Million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grants Available

Funds help high-risk, vulnerable workers identify, prevent workplace hazards

How Working Nights Can Affect Your Employees

Fatigue-related accidents are considerably more common at night -- drivers are 50 times more likely to fall asleep at 2 am than at 10 am -- and absenteeism nearly doubles in work places with fatigue issues

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18 Ways Contractors Can Improve How They Find and Hire Workers

Tips on how to avoid the most-common hiring mistakes contractors make before, during and after hiring process

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Striping a Road Course for NASCAR

How an “affinity for racing” helps United Striping 101 be the contractor of choice for Sonoma Raceway

The Start/Finish line is the last item striped; the racetrack itself is bordered with 5-in. yellow lines on both sides of the track, which amounts to four miles of striping all done with a walk-behind unit.

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