
Why Structured Knowledge Transfer Is Crucial for Succession Planning
By Stan Hannah
December 16, 2024
Construction companies depend on the skill and expertise of their organizational leaders to ensure the company’s projects meet quality standards and client expectations while staying on time and on budget. Company leaders, including project executives, head contractors, senior st...

What You Need to Know About the Dirt World
By Grace Calengor
December 11, 2024
The two-year-old Dirt World Summit, started in 2023 by BuildWitt and sponsored by Ariat, is taking the construction workforce by storm in all the best ways. Debuting with an attendance of 750 registrants—including exhibitors, speakers and audience members—Dirt World nearly double...

Ultimate Building Champ: How Justin Wren Went From Professional Fighter to Nonprofit Builder
By Grace Calengor
December 4, 2024
Born in 1987 to “the best mom ever,” Justin Wren made his way from Greeneville, Mississippi, to Fort Worth, Texas, where everything is bigger—even the bullies. “From the third grade to the eighth grade,” Wren says, “I was incredibly, heavily, relentlessly bullied—to the point of ...

ABC 2025 National Chair, Executive Committee Announced
By ABC
November 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, Alabama, was elected 2025 chair of ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Arizo...

Evaluating the Effect of Historic Masculinity on the Construction Industry's Future
By Evelyn Long
November 21, 2024
Traditional masculine societal norms have historically prioritized physical strength, emotional suppression and self-reliance, values that are still prominent within the male-dominated construction industry. While the industry has increased efforts towards inclusion, diversity an...

Three Ways to Optimize Success With a Multigenerational Construction Workforce
By Kayla Bukhin
November 15, 2024
In 2024, as many as five generations could be working together. Defined by Pew Research Center, these are the Silent Generation (born before 1945), the Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964), Generation X (1965 to 1980), Millennials (1981 to 1996), and Generation Z (born after 1997). While ...

Dirt Nerd: How Aaron Witt Built His Multimillion-Dollar Construction Media Company Before Age 30
By Maggie Murphy
November 4, 2024
Aaron Witt has been a dirt enthusiast for as long as he can remember. Like many little boys, as a child he was fascinated by dump trucks, tractors, excavators, bulldozers—anything heavy equipment. If it pushed dirt, he was into it.
On his 6th birthday, Witt’s dad arranged a part...

Never Stop Improving: The Lowe's Foundation Gable Grant Goes to SkillsUSA
By Grace Calengor
October 30, 2024
Since 2023, the Lowe’s Foundation has awarded over $25 million in Gable Grants to 35 community colleges and nonprofits offering innovative and scalable skilled-trades training across the U.S. Through these grants, program participants are strengthening their skills across carpent...

How a Consultant Can Help Transform Your Construction Company Into an Industry Leader
By Chad Prinkey
October 16, 2024
The U.S. construction industry today is operating in a difficult-to-navigate environment. Though 2025 will likely usher in more rate cuts, financing for construction projects remains tight, and the costs of essential building materials continue to run high. Worker shortages and s...

A Mental-Health Scorecard
By Chase Plank
April 23, 2024
At the 2023 Construction Minds Summit—co-hosted by the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention and United Suicide Survivors International in Kansas City, Missouri, last March—more than 400 attendees participated in roundtable conversations about mental health and we...
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