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Hard Hat Economics: Where construction is growing in 2026 (besides data centers)
Data centers get the headlines, but they’re not the whole story. Tariffs and fuel costs are keeping construction prices elevated, while...
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Hard Hat Economics: With all our eggs in one basket, what could go wrong?
Rising interest rates, inflation and labor shortages continue to hammer the construction industry in all areas except one—data centers....
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Hard Hat Economics: What’s reshaping nonresidential construction?
Despite a historic boom in data center construction, nonresidential spending has declined since its April 2025 peak. In this blog, Dr. ...
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Leveling the playing field: Expanded access to advanced technology for smaller contractors
Cloud hosting, subscriptions and simplified interfaces are democratizing technology, extending benefits once reserved for large, IT-sav...
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Hard Hat Economics: Finding construction's bright side
In spite of high borrowing costs, rising material prices and labor challenges, nonresidential construction is still seeing momentum dri...
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How small contractors build a foundation for growth
Stop battling your books. Learn how to eliminate financial guesswork, protect cash flow with faster billing and ditch generic accountin...
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Hard Hat Economics: What I know about what I don’t
Everyone wants to know what it’s going to take to get an interest rate cut. But inflation is stubborn, and employment rates are high, s...
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Hard Hat Economics: The offputting costs of construction inputs
Hard Hat Economist Dr. Anirban Basu shows the three-headed beast of construction cost inputs—materials, labor and loans—all have their ...
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Hard Hat Economics: The Economic Cost of Uncertainty
For this issue of Hard Hat Economics blog series, Dr. Anirban Basu uses the Strait of Hormuz uncertainty as a broader indicator of othe...
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Hard Hat Economics: Navigating a gloomy construction economy
In this first installment of our Hard Hat Economics blog series, Dr. Anirban Basu provides a broad, high-level "year-in-review" to set ...
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A construction company that is always under construction
For Connecticut’s F+F Mechanical, steady evolution and incremental, integrated technology initiatives drive competitiveness and a winni...
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Building resilience: 3 ways civil contractors can protect profits with data-driven workflows
Construction is volatile—rising costs, labor gaps, fragile supply chains. This article explores how contractors can build financial res...
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From dull to differentiating: How AI is transforming financial management in construction
As more contractors and construction firms embrace modernization, advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine lea...
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The hidden costs of financial firefighting in construction
When job cost data is delayed or incomplete, financial leaders must firefight against margin fade, delayed billing, cash flow bottlenec...
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How modernizing HR and payroll helps you withstand construction cost pressures
The construction labor market has changed — and HR and payroll teams are at the center of the storm. If your team still relies on paper...
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How to complete AIA payment application forms in minutes
What if we told you there was a better way to fill out your AIA payment application forms? A faster way that takes only a few minutes o...
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Why managing labor costs isn’t (only) about wages—it’s about systems
As a CFO, you’re tasked with protecting margins in one of the most margin-sensitive industries. Labor is not only often your biggest ex...
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Better data, efficiency and communication with B2W and Spectrum
B2W Estimate, B2W Track and Spectrum work together, giving this Colorado contractor immediate field data and an efficient, cohesive app...