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Construction Executive is the magazine for the business of construction. It reaches more than 55,000 commercial, industrial and institutional contractors and construction-related business owners and has won more than 20 editorial awards. Since first being published by Associated Builders and Contractors Services Corp. in 2003, the magazine has served as the leading source for news, market developments and business issues impacting the construction industry. Each issue includes articles designed to help owners and top managers run a more profitable and productive construction business, covering hot-button issues such as workforce development, insurance, estimating, project management, safety and liability, technological advancements and legislative action. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search Articles‘It’s Going to Become More Competitive’: Anirban Basu on Construction Project Market in Q4
On October 7, Anirban Basu presented his third-quarter construction economic update, highlighting a few notable shifts in the industry. While it remains consistent that data center projects are supporting the construction economy, Midwest reindustrialization proves a surprising area of development; and although the Fed just raised interest for the first time since July 2023, Basu is confident the American economy is only getting stronger.
‘It’s Going to Become More Competitive’: Anirban Basu on Construction Project Market in Q4
Intro On October 7, Anirban Basu presented his third-quarter construction economic update, highlighting a few notable shifts in the industry. While it remains consistent that data center projects are supporting the construction economy, Midwest reindustrialization proves a surprising area of development; and although the Fed just raised interest for the first time since July 2023, Basu is confident the American economy is only getting stronger.
Enterprise-Grade Is Not a Standard: What Contractors Should Verify Before Trusting a Cloud Vendor
Construction firms have finished the argument about whether project data belongs in the cloud. Cloud accounted for roughly 64% of construction management software revenue in 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence, with construction ERP at about 61%. Cloud is the majority in both. The move was sensible. A server in the office is exactly as secure as the person maintaining it, and at most firms that person is also handling jobsite connectivity and the accounting system.
Ben Bazso - Construction Executive
A server in the office is exactly as secure as the person maintaining it, and at most firms that person is also handling jobsite connectivity and the accounting
The Safety Glasses the Contractor Paid for Are Still in the Truck
The demo crew starts at 6 a.m. and by 7 a.m. the air is full of everything a Sawzall throws off a stucco wall. The laborer on the end of the scaffold is wearing the drugstore readers he bought in April. His prescription safety glasses, side shields and all, paid in full by his employer, are in the cup holder of a company truck parked at a property that finished in June.
Alex Storch - Construction Executive
“An employer that pays for prescription safety eyewear and cannot show it is being worn has documented spend and nothing else.”
The Delay You Did Not Draft For: Regulatory Risk in Data Center Construction Contracting
Smart contract drafting and executing can provide contractors protection in the face of data center construction pauses. The delay risk on data center projects has escalated, and the contracts have not caught up. Everyone drafting these agreements in 2023 and 2024 was worried about supply chain and labor. Reasonable worries. But the delay most likely to stop data center construction in 2026 is not a late transformer. It is a county commission, a governor or three neighbors with a lawyer.
The Blueprint for Future Talent: Building Internship Programs in the AEC Industry
Internship programs can be a strategic solution to workforce challenges, but they must be designed with intention. At a time when the architecture, engineering and construction industry is facing labor shortages and a growing skills gap, it’s pertinent that companies have established infrastructure for recruiting and retaining young talent. Internship programs can be a strategic solution to these challenges, but they must be designed with intention.
Karen Cosentino - Construction Executive
Internship programs can be a strategic solution to workforce challenges, but they must be designed with intention.
Data Centers Power Construction Job Growth in September
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2—The construction industry added 11,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 109,000 jobs, or 1.3%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 16,100 positions in September, with gains in all three subcategories.