Category: Featured
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Winning Customers Online: A Concrete Business Guide to Digital Success
Winning clients online today requires clarity, focus, and the right approach. People no longer rely on word-of-mouth alone when deciding whom to trust. They search online, compare options, and decide within minutes whether to stay or leave. To keep up, companies need strategies that build visibility, attract genuine interest, and convert that attention into long-term…
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F.H. Paschen Expands Presence With New Office in Merrillville
Merrillville, IN – F.H. Paschen, a nationally recognized leader in heavy civil construction and infrastructure, has opened a new office in Merrillville, Indiana. The new 5000 square foot facility, located at 708 E. 80th Place, Suite 100, Merrillville, IN 46410 expands the company’s local presence in the State of Indiana and reaffirms its commitment to…
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In recruiting, construction needs to pitch being a leader, not a laborer
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Boyd Worsham is president and CEO of the National Center for Construction Education and Research, a nonprofit foundation. Opinions are the author’s own. Ask any high schooler what a career in construction looks like, and most will…
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NYC zoning changes, high vacancy rates drive office conversion activity
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Changes in zoning policy are helping to boost office-to-residential conversion activity in New York City, with annual conversions growing from 1.6 million square feet in 2023 to 3.3 million in 2024. Through August 2025, 4.1 million square…
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September 2025: Contractors report their latest awards
Imagine watching a basketball game without a scoreboard. After countless jump shots, layups and dunks, it’d be hard to know who’s winning. In construction, the same could be said about new project awards. If companies don’t celebrate them, it’s hard to know where the business — or the industry as a whole — is headed. …
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Skanska JV wraps up $450M Baltimore tunnel nearly 2 years early
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A joint venture has reached substantial completion on the $450 million Howard Street Tunnel Project in Baltimore nearly two years ahead of the original completion date, according to a Sept. 30 press release. Sweden-based developer and builder…
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GAF Roofing Academy Joins Department of Defense SkillBridge Program
GAF has earned Department of Defense approval for its Roofing Academy under the SkillBridge program—a milestone that expands the Academy’s reach and creates new pathways to long-term careers for transitioning service members. The SkillBridge designation positions the GAF Roofing Academy as a national resource that equips service members with classroom and hands-on training while connecting…
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Mott MacDonald continues career returners programme
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Mott MacDonald and STEM Returners have started the second phase of their 2025 programme to help engineers return to work after a career break. The STEM Returners programme gives those on the scheme paid work experience and mentoring, as well as support as they adjust to life back in work. At the end of the…
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HS2 tunnel reaches milestone following ‘serious challenges’
The realigned A361, which runs over one of the longest ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project, has been reopened. A short section of the road, which runs from Banbury to Daventry, was closed for 11 days to allow the carriageway to be safely realigned over the top of the first section of the tunnel. Set to…
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Tech in Concrete Construction Insights
At its core, concrete construction hasn’t changed much. If you excavate deep enough to the core of the work, there isn’t much of a difference between the concrete contractors do today versus what was done back in ancient Roman times. What has changed (and significantly, I might add) are the materials, methods, the science, the…