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Site politics, GC stunts, safety walk-throughs gone sideways, and the paperwork that eats your day. If it happened on a slab somewhere, it's here.
The paperwork is now longer than the job. Guys who've been cutting slab for 30 years are being told they need a written exposure control plan on-site …
The base XL now starts at $46,890. A loaded Platinum tops $92k. Meanwhile, the median Wichita starter home is $178k — meaning the truck is a quarter o…
The new 3061-20 is rated at 1,600 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque. Independent test benches are getting 1,730-1,820 out of them. That's the first time in…
IBEW Locals 134, 8, and 665 all ratified a three-year deal that pushes journeyman wireman rates past $58/hr. Non-union shops in the same markets are a…
Everyone in Washington is arguing about zoning and interest rates. Meanwhile, there are 380,000 unfilled construction jobs, framers won't cross state …
The Department of Labor is proposing a new six-factor test that would push a huge number of current 1099 subs into W-2 territory. If you run a shop wi…
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