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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 ...
Cash Flow for Subcontractors: A Letter from a 59-Year-Old Accountant to His 29-Year-Old Self
Sep 01, 2020
Dear 29-Year-Old Ted, Cash is King. Subcontractors rarely go out of business because they have l...
Best Practices to Prepare for the Recovery
Sep 01, 2020
The construction industry will be one of the many sectors hard-hit by the impacts and disruptions...
Cruel To Be Kind?
Sep 01, 2020
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) recently announced that the recession began in Fe...
The Operational Model for Modular Construction
May 01, 2020
In the modular and industrialized environment, the four steps of data quality management (DQM) – ...
What a Difference a Decade Makes
Mar 01, 2020
There are certain economic data series that receive the bulk of the attention. On a daily basis, ...
Progress on American Infrastructure Remains Slow
Feb 01, 2020
One would think that Washington’s policymakers would have the wherewithal to deal with something ...
Leveraging Kotter’s 8-Step Model of Change – Part Two
Feb 01, 2020
In the last edition, we shared how logic alone is not enough to win most over to the new directio...
Primer on Contractor Tax Deductions for Car & Truck Expense
Nov 01, 2019
Since contractors invest in and use many types of vehicles, including cars and trucks, maximizing...
Creating a Connected Construction Supply Chain
Nov 01, 2019
It may seem redundant to talk about connecting a chain because connection is implied when invokin...
Specialty Trade All Star: A True Champion of CFMA
Nov 01, 2019
Get to know Specialty Trade member Marj Weber
A Case for the “Last 10%” Being the Hardest 30%
Nov 01, 2019
An interesting phenomenon occurs on just about every project in the built world.
What Your CEO Wishes Your HR Department Would Do
Nov 01, 2019
In an industry faced with unparalleled labor shortages, many construction CEOs still believe that...
The Way the World Does It
Nov 01, 2019
America has never been so educated.