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Our November issue is the perfect read for seasoned construction professionals who are looking for new talent to take the reins. 🏗️🏇   Featuring: - Our cover story, "Casting Call," which features advice from succession-planning experts, construction-industry leaders and family-run contracting businesses on ensuring your company’s future success - A story on 29-year-old photographer-turned-CEO Aaron Witt, who has dedicated his life to improving the "dirt world" - A sneak peek at Saudi Arabia’s first regenerative tourism project - The 22nd Annual Contractor’s Guide to Surety Bonding, and much more   Take a look at the November issue here: https://bit.ly/3UO8fBn #cemag #business #retirement #contractors #insight #leadership

Think drone surveys aren’t accurate enough for construction? Think again. 3D-mapping and analytics platform Propeller tested the accuracy of their drone-powered site maps under real-world conditions. The results (verified by an independent surveyor) speak for themselves. See the accuracy report for yourself: https://lnkd.in/eVZa3BWG #sponsored

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With the upcoming change in presidential administrations, what should construction executives keep their eyes on? Take a peek at insights involving interest rates, preservation of worker rights, tariffs, upskilling the workforce and more in our article: https://bit.ly/40HBsBS #election #economy #constructionindustry #business  

The Lowe's Foundation—the charitable arm of your friendly neighborhood home improvement store—is investing $50 million into skilled-trades training over the next five years, with a $1-million Gable Grant going to SkillsUSA. Lowe’s Foundation also cohosted a record-setting National Signing Day with SkillsUSA in May, celebrating more than 3,000 students signing their letter of intent to pursue skilled-trades career pathways. “Through partnerships with SkillsUSA and the growing generation of future trades professionals, we are helping the world see that trades careers are not just to be respected, but revered,” said Janice Dupre’, Lowe’s executive vice president of human resources and chair of the Lowe’s Foundation. Learn more about Lowe's Foundation Gable Grant to SkillsUSA here: https://bit.ly/4feVmIV #charity #constructionindustry #careers #students

If Gen Z is the solution to the labor shortage, how can contractors begin to tap into that talent pipeline? By leveraging technology and dispelling myths that construction jobs are limited to a traditional hammer-and-nail skillset.  Get more perspective on ways to leverage #technology to and sustain the talent pipeline over the long term in our article:  https://bit.ly/3YK7dHV #recruitment #laborshortage #contractors #GenZ

“From beginning to end, I knew what this meant to Buffalo,” says senior project manager J. Ryan Disch of Gilbane Building Company. The four-year, $195-million renovation project on Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery—now known as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum—encompasses 118,000 square feet of new construction and 28,360 square feet for the renovations. Check out the building's new renovations and the architectural highlight—the new Gundlach gallery, which features a distinctive glass façade—in our article here: https://bit.ly/40L775o #architecture #constructionindustry #artmuseum #constructionprojects

Frontline supervisors, also known as foremen, are the flag bearers for project safety. In the last 16 years, more fatalities have occurred in construction than in any other industry. Potential jobsite dangers create pressure for frontline supervisors, resulting in many of these critical team members feeling isolated and burdened with high levels of stress. Take time to look closely at the culture of unrealistic expectations on frontline supervisors and learn to destigmatize them in order to improve onsite safety in our article here: https://bit.ly/3Z0mx4v #contractors #foremen #constructionindustry #stress

Civil contractors: You shouldn’t have to choose between survey speed and accuracy. To stay ahead and do your best work, you need both. That’s why Propeller hired an independent surveyor to verify the accuracy of their PPK drone-mapping workflow under real-world conditions. How accurate is it? See for yourself here: https://lnkd.in/eVZa3BWG #sponsored