If your business is booming and you need to add staff, or you’ve had an employee resign, you face the challenge of...
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Contractor Sees Value in Better Promoting Trades Careers
Jim Harper, owner of PSI Plumbing Systems in Edwards, Colorado, has a lot of satisfaction in his work, and it goes back...
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3 Secrets to Hiring Top Construction Talent
Top talent looks for career opportunities differently than they did a few years ago. This is largely attributable to technology. People have...
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If Your Hiring Pool Has Grown Stale Consider Recruiting Military Veterans
Are you tired of pulling from the same employment pool? If the answer is yes, then you are ready to explore the...
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What You Need to Know About Offering a Hiring Bonus
In the not-too-distant past, hiring bonuses — also called signing bonuses or sign-on bonuses — were only mentioned in reference to elite...
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Turn Employee Potential Into Performance
Imagine on a Monday you discover that your meticulous, rule-following accountant and creative, eccentric marketing person have switched positions. How’s this likely...
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Need Another Equipment Operator In The Field This Summer?
“I don’t understand what happened. He interviewed so well. But it’s six months later, and it’s obvious. He’s not a good fit.”
“We...
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How to Improve Your Onboarding Process For New Hires
It’s not unusual for people to accept a new job, then experience the employment equivalent of buyer’s remorse during the ensuing weeks...
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Iowa Contractor Goes Trenchless With Septic System Installations
The three partners who bought Ken-way Excavating were looking for a niche in the septic system installing market. They found their specialty...
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Contractor Plays Complementary Role in Hydroexcavation and Industrial Cleaning Markets
When Ronnie Baron Sr. decided to establish his own business in 1997, he wanted the company name to accurately reflect his ambitions....
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Down Time Can Be Profitable Time
The holidays are over, and winter is in full effect, especially in the North. Your equipment is stored; you and your employees...
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The Secret to Employee Retention
While many contractors nationwide find it increasingly difficult to attract and retain quality skilled laborers, Diversified Underground stands out as an outlier....
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A Bright Future
First of all, happy 2018! What does that mean for you? It means your company has made it through another year with...
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Finding That Quality Employee Is Not an Easy Task
Let’s face it: In today’s tight job market, it’s hard to find the technicians, drivers, and general laborers who are the backbone...













