TechBrief

Help Us Generate a Comprehensive Outlook for 2019 by Taking the Survey Today
Each year around this time, AGC asks you – our members – to predict what next year will be like for your business. AGC has partnered with Sage to prepare questions that focus on expectations for market performance, hiring, labor market conditions, etc.
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AGC has compiled data on the role of the construction in the economy and employment in the United States, each state and major metro areas.

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Integrating Mobile Technology into Your Workforce
There are three main factors that drive the demand for mobile technology in the construction industry: leadership request, increasingly mobile workforce and the growing need for real-time information. According to a recent study, more than 80 percent of construction professionals surveyed said that mobile capabilities are "very important" in improving their workflows.
BY RUSS TAYLOR, CEO & FOUNDER, FUSION OF IDEAS

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Contractors may use different terms to refer to the work done outside of the original fixed-price contract, but they all have one thing in common. Whether they call it "time and materials," "cost plus," "force account," or something else, tracking and accounting for this work presents challenges.
BY JOHN SHEEDY
PRODUCT MANAGER, B2W SOFTWARE, AN AGC OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MEMBER

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You've heard it often enough: the construction industry is slow to adapt new technologies. Looking at the glass half full, investors see their chance to change that.

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Constructor's Software Services Guide is a special buyers' guide that contains detailed information on companies and businesses that provide software services and products to the construction industry.

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