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Health & Wellness
Six Steps to Stay on Schedule No Matter What
By Lynn Connors, GCP Applied Technologies. Accelerate your project workflow with these effective strategies designed for the COVID era and beyond. While delays were magnified in 2020 due to COVID-19, construction projects have always been prone to obstructions. Delays could be caused for a myriad of reasons, including unworkable weather ...
Inform Yourself and Your Employees About These COVID Safety Measures
By Midwest Roofing Contractors Association. Download this checklist to ensure safety in the workplace, both in the field and the office. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the country, business owners are increasingly concerned about keeping their employees safe while at work. Due to the pandemic’s growing status, those ...
S2:E53 Gabe D. Pinilla and Ryan K. Markham - Get to Know the Colorado Cotney Office
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about Cotney Construction Law’s plans for COVID-19 waivers and their predictions for the changes the vaccine will bring. On this episode of Roofing Road Trips, RoofersCoffeeShop® partner, Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Gabe Pinilla and Ryan Markham from Cotney Construction Law in Denver. ...
Training Talent in a Pandemic
By Jeff Shrum, Information Technology Manager, Duro-Last. There are a variety of tools available to train employees during the pandemic and work from home initiatives, such as screencasting. One of the challenges facing employers today is training new talent, or training employees moving laterally, during the pandemic and work from home ...
Can You Require Employees to Get a COVID Vaccine?
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Attorneys presenting at a recent Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) webinar say yes. Now that we have an FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine, questions on who should be required to have a vaccine remain. Is it legal to mandate that workers be vaccinated? Attorneys ...
Less Availability of Building Materials Emerges as Significant Pandemic Challenge for Contractors
71% of commercial construction contractors face at least one material shortage. More contractors are facing a shortage of building materials as the pandemic continues, according to new fourth quarter data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index). This quarter, 41% of contractors say less availability of building products ...
Why Invest in Prepaid Lawyer Fees?
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Protect your company during times of uncertainty with reliable and affordable legal services. The coronavirus pandemic has caused uncertainty within the construction industry. Contractors with operations of all sizes have faced difficulties keeping their businesses running over the last few months. According to Cotney ...
Strong Demand and Tight Supply Have Caused Lumber Prices to Soar
By Roseann George, Director of Procurement, Duro-Last. A spike in do-it-yourself projects and a strong resurgence in the housing sector have caused increased demand and higher prices for lumber. Lumber supplies in the U.S. are facing a shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, presenting issues for the housing and construction ...
No Layoffs at this Colorado Springs Company
As companies downsize in response to the world health crisis, S-5! is hiring. S-5!, the leading authority on metal roof attachment technology, today announced a new addition to its growing team. “While some companies are pulling in the reigns in a hiring freeze and/or furloughing employees, S-5! continues to hire,” said S-5! ...
Dodge Data & Analytics Expects Construction Starts to Recover in 2021
Dodge Outlook 2021 predicts a slow and uneven recovery throughout the year. Dodge Data & Analytics (https://www.construction.com) today released its 2021 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts will increase 4% in 2021, to $771 billion. “The COVID-19 pandemic ...
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