Construction News Podcast Press Releases Show News & Updates Construction Trends and Technologies Helping contractors grow their businesses ArticlesMost Popular From ‘working in dirt’ to building a booming business: 108 Excavating Growing Fast Article, 7/7/2021 1:39:05 PM Billy Todd, owner of 108 Excavating in Flagstaff, Ariz., has been busy. “Flagstaff has grown a lot,” Todd says. “There isn’t any shortage of work, that’s for sure. I’ve been... Continue Reading Leading Aggregates Producer Wm. D. Scepaniak Share 6 Keys for Business Success Article, 6/30/2021 10:00:00 PM Based in Holdingford, MN, Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc. is one of the nation’s leading family owned and operated producers and transporters of construction aggregate materials. The... Continue Reading Moving Mountains: Mass Excavating and When to Use Alternative Methods Article, 6/30/2021 10:00:00 PM Large earthmoving projects are full of challenges and demand large equipment. Most large earthmoving projects either use scrapers or excavators and rock trucks.“I prefer to use... Continue Reading Ep. 124: Doing the Extra Credit with Heath Hanna of Contour Mining & Construction Article, 6/22/2021 7:43:00 PM Heath Hanna's passion for dirt runs deep. He spent the first part of his career working as a Caterpillar dealer instructor before making the leap into starting his own... Continue Reading 4 Ways This Heavy Haul Contractor ‘Overdelivers’ in Ontario Article, 6/22/2021 1:50:39 PM Paolo “Paul” Piovesan started his company, DLP Heavy Haul in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He had been working for another company as a driver and heavy equipment operator... Continue Reading How to Keep Your Employees Fresh and Focused Article, 6/15/2021 2:00:00 AM By Mark Nesbitt, Nesbitt Training Most conscious shoppers instinctively know when they are shopping to look at the best before dates on a product before they put it in the cart.... Continue Reading How Dervin Witmer of Dig-It Excavating Grew His Business by Focusing on Image Article, 6/4/2021 8:13:06 PM When Dervin Witmer started his Cassopolis, Mich. excavating business in 2005 he believed a professional image would help him win jobs. When used equipment and trucks were... Continue Reading Ep. 123: Owning Your Journey with Randy Blount of Blount Contracting Article, 5/26/2021 5:03:00 PM Randy Blount, president of Arizona-based Blount Contracting grew up around the construction industry, helping at his family’s business during high school and college. When his... Continue Reading Unconventional Recruiting Helps Detroit Demolition Company Flourish Article, 5/25/2021 5:54:29 PM Brian McKinney was a partner in a construction engineering firm in Houston when he first heard about an emerging opportunity in his native Detroit. A relative had seen a flyer... Continue Reading Don't Shy Away from Challenges: MacKay Contracting Tackles Tough Jobs with a Top Team Article, 5/17/2021 10:00:00 PM MacKay Contracting is a heavy civil construction company based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It serves five market sectors throughout Western Canada: infrastructure... Continue Reading Displaying results 41-50 (of 1229) < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > Choosing the right concrete pump for the job Article, 1/4/2022 5:57:00 PM Whether pumping concrete to a high-rise building, bridge or a backyard patio, choosing the right concrete pump to get the mix to the jobsite is a key consideration that greatly... Continue Reading 5 Excavator Technologies to Improve your Bottom Line Article, 6/6/2022 4:47:00 PM While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past few years.We talked with... Continue Reading Jimmy Starbuck Talks Staff Acknowledgement and Company Culture Article, 6/9/2022 1:21:30 PM At age 19, Jimmy Starbuck went into business for himself with nothing but a used two-ton excavator. Sixteen years later he leads Starbuck Excavation and Starbuck Plant Hire... Continue Reading Preventative Maintenance Tips for Excavators Article, 5/3/2022 1:25:06 PM Conducting regular preventive maintenance extends the life of excavators, ensures efficiency, avoids unnecessary downtime from breakdowns and saves money by improving operations... Continue Reading How to Improve Job Site Metrics with Wearables Article, 1/14/2022 10:28:00 PM Wearables have become a very fashionable topic in the construction industry, but it’s not all window dressing, every day, wearables are promoting health, safety, connectivity... Continue Reading Mississippi Contractor Turns to Millennials and Gen Z to Resolve Labor Shortage Article, 5/23/2022 1:10:00 PM For years now, a skilled labor shortage has been threatening the construction industry. This situation is being compounded as a sizable portion of today's construction workforce... Continue Reading How construction drones give contractors a competitive edge Article, 5/17/2022 7:09:00 PM Drones are one of the best data-gathering tools for construction. Drones provide that great vantage point view of your project, as you are able to look down upon the jobsite and... Continue Reading Electric Demolition Robots are Making Jobsites Safer Article, 3/9/2022 5:39:00 PM Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment.When the... Continue Reading Five Preventative Maintenance Tips for Skid Steer Loaders Article, 1/25/2022 3:00:00 PM If you want more uptime, lower overall operating costs, greater resale value, and a longer life for your skid steer, preventive maintenance (PM) is key. Experts from Caterpillar... Continue Reading Construction business succession planning advice for 2022 Article, 1/12/2022 4:17:01 PM Supply chain issues. A tight labor market. Profound shifts in expectations of younger generations and the explosive growth of remote work. The ongoing impact of Covid. Newly... Continue Reading X
From ‘working in dirt’ to building a booming business: 108 Excavating Growing Fast Article, 7/7/2021 1:39:05 PM Billy Todd, owner of 108 Excavating in Flagstaff, Ariz., has been busy. “Flagstaff has grown a lot,” Todd says. “There isn’t any shortage of work, that’s for sure. I’ve been... Continue Reading
Leading Aggregates Producer Wm. D. Scepaniak Share 6 Keys for Business Success Article, 6/30/2021 10:00:00 PM Based in Holdingford, MN, Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc. is one of the nation’s leading family owned and operated producers and transporters of construction aggregate materials. The... Continue Reading
Moving Mountains: Mass Excavating and When to Use Alternative Methods Article, 6/30/2021 10:00:00 PM Large earthmoving projects are full of challenges and demand large equipment. Most large earthmoving projects either use scrapers or excavators and rock trucks.“I prefer to use... Continue Reading
Ep. 124: Doing the Extra Credit with Heath Hanna of Contour Mining & Construction Article, 6/22/2021 7:43:00 PM Heath Hanna's passion for dirt runs deep. He spent the first part of his career working as a Caterpillar dealer instructor before making the leap into starting his own... Continue Reading
4 Ways This Heavy Haul Contractor ‘Overdelivers’ in Ontario Article, 6/22/2021 1:50:39 PM Paolo “Paul” Piovesan started his company, DLP Heavy Haul in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He had been working for another company as a driver and heavy equipment operator... Continue Reading
How to Keep Your Employees Fresh and Focused Article, 6/15/2021 2:00:00 AM By Mark Nesbitt, Nesbitt Training Most conscious shoppers instinctively know when they are shopping to look at the best before dates on a product before they put it in the cart.... Continue Reading
How Dervin Witmer of Dig-It Excavating Grew His Business by Focusing on Image Article, 6/4/2021 8:13:06 PM When Dervin Witmer started his Cassopolis, Mich. excavating business in 2005 he believed a professional image would help him win jobs. When used equipment and trucks were... Continue Reading
Ep. 123: Owning Your Journey with Randy Blount of Blount Contracting Article, 5/26/2021 5:03:00 PM Randy Blount, president of Arizona-based Blount Contracting grew up around the construction industry, helping at his family’s business during high school and college. When his... Continue Reading
Unconventional Recruiting Helps Detroit Demolition Company Flourish Article, 5/25/2021 5:54:29 PM Brian McKinney was a partner in a construction engineering firm in Houston when he first heard about an emerging opportunity in his native Detroit. A relative had seen a flyer... Continue Reading
Don't Shy Away from Challenges: MacKay Contracting Tackles Tough Jobs with a Top Team Article, 5/17/2021 10:00:00 PM MacKay Contracting is a heavy civil construction company based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It serves five market sectors throughout Western Canada: infrastructure... Continue Reading
Choosing the right concrete pump for the job Article, 1/4/2022 5:57:00 PM Whether pumping concrete to a high-rise building, bridge or a backyard patio, choosing the right concrete pump to get the mix to the jobsite is a key consideration that greatly... Continue Reading
5 Excavator Technologies to Improve your Bottom Line Article, 6/6/2022 4:47:00 PM While technology has been enhancing excavator performance for more than a decade, end-user demand for certain features has accelerated in the past few years.We talked with... Continue Reading
Jimmy Starbuck Talks Staff Acknowledgement and Company Culture Article, 6/9/2022 1:21:30 PM At age 19, Jimmy Starbuck went into business for himself with nothing but a used two-ton excavator. Sixteen years later he leads Starbuck Excavation and Starbuck Plant Hire... Continue Reading
Preventative Maintenance Tips for Excavators Article, 5/3/2022 1:25:06 PM Conducting regular preventive maintenance extends the life of excavators, ensures efficiency, avoids unnecessary downtime from breakdowns and saves money by improving operations... Continue Reading
How to Improve Job Site Metrics with Wearables Article, 1/14/2022 10:28:00 PM Wearables have become a very fashionable topic in the construction industry, but it’s not all window dressing, every day, wearables are promoting health, safety, connectivity... Continue Reading
Mississippi Contractor Turns to Millennials and Gen Z to Resolve Labor Shortage Article, 5/23/2022 1:10:00 PM For years now, a skilled labor shortage has been threatening the construction industry. This situation is being compounded as a sizable portion of today's construction workforce... Continue Reading
How construction drones give contractors a competitive edge Article, 5/17/2022 7:09:00 PM Drones are one of the best data-gathering tools for construction. Drones provide that great vantage point view of your project, as you are able to look down upon the jobsite and... Continue Reading
Electric Demolition Robots are Making Jobsites Safer Article, 3/9/2022 5:39:00 PM Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment.When the... Continue Reading
Five Preventative Maintenance Tips for Skid Steer Loaders Article, 1/25/2022 3:00:00 PM If you want more uptime, lower overall operating costs, greater resale value, and a longer life for your skid steer, preventive maintenance (PM) is key. Experts from Caterpillar... Continue Reading
Construction business succession planning advice for 2022 Article, 1/12/2022 4:17:01 PM Supply chain issues. A tight labor market. Profound shifts in expectations of younger generations and the explosive growth of remote work. The ongoing impact of Covid. Newly... Continue Reading