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Celebrate the Tenth Annual Careers and Construction Month With NCCER and BYF

October 3, 2022

Led by the National Center Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and its Build Your Future (BYF) initiative, this October will mark the tenth annual Careers in Construction Month (CICM). This campaign aims to increase public awareness of construction careers and inspire the next generation of craft professionals.  Together we can spread the word about the wide…

Aon: U.S. Employer Health Care Costs Projected to Increase 6.5 Percent Next Year

August 18, 2022

Average costs for U.S. employers that pay for their employees’ health care will increase 6.5 percent to more than $13,800 per employee in 2023, according to Aon (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm. This projection is more than double the 3 percent increase to health care budgets which employers experienced from 2021 to 2022; but is…

What Your Gen Z Employees Want

August 6, 2022

For the most part, the world has Gen X and millennials figured out. As two prominent generations, there is abundant research about how they behave socially and professionally. And at this point, we have been able to see how these studies fare. By 2017, 33% of the workforce was Gen X and 35% of the…

Team Engagement and Collaboration in a Hybrid World

June 17, 2022

Over the last couple of years, employees have experienced unprecedented stress from external sources including significant losses or changes, health issues, social division and more, all while managing their personal and professional obligations. As a result, employment expectations for both employers and their employees have shifted and will continue to change. Work View Shifts One…

ABC and AFSP Announce Partnership to Address Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry

March 30, 2022

Associated Builders and Contractors and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention today announced a collaborative partnership to address mental health and suicide prevention throughout the U.S. construction industry. The goals of the partnership are to improve the mental health of construction workers through effective suicide prevention education, intervention and postvention strategies; to encourage, equip and…

New Report Offers Strategies for Addressing Bias in Architecture Profession

December 8, 2021

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in partnership with the University of California Hastings College of the Law is releasing a new report today that sheds light on the impacts of bias in the workplace. Additionally, the report offers resources that can help move the needle on equity, diversity, and inclusion in the architecture profession. “This study…

ABC Wins Key Nationwide Challenge Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

December 7, 2021

Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded a federal court for granting a nationwide preliminary injunction order against the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The ruling came from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. “ABC’s participation in the case was essential to nationwide and construction industry relief, which would otherwise have been limited to the…

How to Successfully Delegate at Work

September 10, 2021

To delegate or not to delegate? That is the question. Delegation is something that’s a struggle for many. The two biggest obstacles to delegation and causes of micromanagement are CONTROL and TRUST. The person delegating wants to control what’s done, when it’s done and how it’s done. In that case, it shouldn’t be delegated because…

2021 Total Compensation Benchmarking Tool for U.S Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) Firms

September 1, 2021

The “2021 Total Compensation Benchmarking Tool for U.S Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) Firms – East Edition” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This Excel-based tool for firm leaders to make real-time decisions that impact firm performance and profitability. The Total Compensation Benchmarking Tool: Total Compensation Benchmarking Tool – Dynamic Excel File Base compensation Bonus dollar figures Bonus as…

All Business Problems Are People Problems

January 27, 2021

This June will mark the 10-year anniversary of the sale of a wireless construction company that I built with the help of two business partners.  In the nine years that we ran the business and the 10 years that have followed, I have learned so many business lessons and nearly all of them have to…

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