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How Will Lease Accounting Under FASB ASC 842 Affect Your Balance Sheet?
Jul 15, 2021
The key principle of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) recent ASC 842 lease accou...
Never Swung a Hammer
Jul 06, 2021
In recent years, a serious concern in the construction industry is the labor shortage.
Real-time Cost Management: Connected Teams and Connected Systems, Built with Control
Jul 01, 2021
Sponsored Content: One of the biggest risks on a project has nothing to do with the build itself ...
Shortage of Available Workers Slows Recovery
Jun 15, 2021
Much will depend on labor force growth in 2021.
President Biden & Apprenticeships
May 27, 2021
Less than a month after becoming president, Joe Biden signed his first executive order pertaining...
A History of the Specialty Trade Committee
Apr 25, 2021
I started attending CFMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition in 1997 and noticed something from the ...
How Technology Can Aid Service Technicians During COVID-19 & Beyond
Apr 25, 2021
Over the past year, COVID-19 has highlighted the benefits technology can bring to workers across ...
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness – Best Practices for Loans Less Than $2 Million
Apr 25, 2021
When we applied for and received our Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds, I did not anti...
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness – Best Practices for Loans Greater Than $2 Million
Apr 22, 2021
How do you prepare for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness when your loan is great...
State of the Construction Industry: Will Nonresidential Construction Rebound in 2021?
Apr 22, 2021
There are reasons for both optimism and pessimism regarding nonresidential construction’s prospec...
2020 CFMA Annual Conference & Exhibition Highlights for Specialty Trade
Mar 24, 2021
What specialty contractors can expect from CFMA's Annual Conference & Exhibition
What Do Controlled Insurance Programs (CIPs) Mean to Subcontractors?
Mar 24, 2021
For a subcontractor performing work under a subcontract agreement where it has been established t...
Advancing Employees from Within
Mar 24, 2021
As construction companies grow and add new positions, or as positions become available due to tur...
Construction Cost Management: The Quiet Revolution
Mar 21, 2021
Sponsored Content: In construction the “bottom line” is comprised of a thousand moving targets. T...
It’s Time to Stop the Pain: Preventing Overexertion Injuries
Jan 22, 2021
In the construction industry, overexertion injuries form a serious and growing problem affecting ...
COVID-19 Impact on Specialty Trade Mergers & Acquisitions
Dec 01, 2020
Prior to March 2020, specialty trades, such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, were t...
State of the Insurance Market
Dec 01, 2020
CFMA members may recall the August 2019 edition of Talking Trades where an article called “Insura...
Don’t Waste the Recession: Why Now Is the Time to Reassess Your Business
Dec 01, 2020
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy was booming at a significant pace with record low une...
The Skilled Tradesmen Shortage: 2019 Edition
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. Still Lacking in Critical Construction Subsectors
Cash – The life Blood of the Sub-Specialty Trade Contractor
Sep 01, 2020
Cash is a sub-specialty trade contractor’s most valuable asset. As CFMs, we learn this early in o...
CFMA 2020 Virtual Conference Specialty Trade Track Recap
Sep 01, 2020
The CFMA Virtual Conference was held June 22-26. On Thursday, June 25, James Benham presented a ...