Construction contracting can be a lucrative profession. Indeed estimates that the average salary for a general contractor in the United States is more than $87,000 annually. And as your contracting ...

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The construction industry collects mounds of data that when effectively tracked and analyzed can reduce risk, lower costs and lead to higher profit margins. Without the ability—and the right tools—to ...

Good team members can bring new ideas and motivate other employees to work hard. As a business grows, a very important decision it faces is whether to hire employees or outsource tasks and ...

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If you’ve always wanted to start a general contractor business in Florida, now is an excellent time to do so. As The Apopka Voice reported, Florida is one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, with ...

After two years living in FEMA-subsidized housing in Houston, Otis Tucker Jr. returned to his native New Orleans, which was slowly rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. There was plenty of construction, ...