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Labor Day & Construction: Building America, One Crew at a Time

Labor Day isn’t just a long weekend for this industry—it’s a tribute to the people who pour concrete at sunrise, set steel in the wind and turn plans into places. The holiday...

Cross-Training in Construction: Building More Versatile Teams

If you’ve ever watched a paving shift stall because the roller operator called in—or a utility crew lost a day waiting on a CDL driver—you already know why cross-training...

D2 Contracting's Growth Secrets Revealed with Dylan Mercier

Ever wonder what it really takes to build a multi-seven-figure construction company from the ground up? Many who dream of launching their own business encounter a landscape...

Semi-Autonomous Paving Equipment: What’s Ready Now (and What’s Next)

If you’re paving highways today, you’ve already felt the shift: sensors on the screed, compaction systems that “think,” and cloud tools that keep the plant, trucks, paver and...

Highway Work-Zone Risk: Who’s Improving, Who Isn’t, and the 5 Tools That Save Lives

You can’t control every driver passing through your work zone, but there are factors you can control like speed, separation and queues. Here’s what the most recent national and...

Rod Bull Talks Workforce Challenges in AEM/CONEXPO-CON/AGG’s Second “Building America’s Promise” Video

As the countdown to CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 continues, POLITICO Focus has released the second video in its “Building America’s Promise” series, featuring Rod Bull, CEO of Komatsu...

Urban vs. Rural Road Construction: Why a Mile in the City Isn’t the Same as a Mile in the Country

If you’ve ever built a road in the middle of a bustling downtown, you know it’s nothing like working on a rural two-lane highway that stretches for miles through open farmland...

Smart Concrete That Heals Itself—Safer Roads, Lower Costs, Fewer Repairs

Imagine a concrete sidewalk or roadway that quietly repairs its own cracks—no chipping away, no sealing joints, no traffic disruptions. This isn’t sci-fi—it’s smart concrete...

Building Together: EmpowerHER Workshop Champions Women in Construction

In an industry where women continue to make their mark, CONEXPO-CON/AGG has created a two-day workshop to provide space for collaboration, education, and empowermentHeld Friday,...