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Training a New Generation of Workers
One of the biggest challenges facing the underground construction industry is finding skilled, quality employees to operate a company’s expansive roster of...
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Why Operator Awareness is the Best Means of Accident Prevention
Despite having worked in equipment safety publications for four years now, I marvel at how much I still don't know. However, one...
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How to Set Up Automated Emails and Boost Your Business
If you’re using a blog on your website to promote your business, competition is heating up — not from competitor blogs, but...
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Boots On the Ground 101: Training Employees Right
Just how much is Jose Moraga concerned about safety and employee retention? Enough to require new workers to take a comprehensive training...
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Hydrovac Crews Aid in Mudslide Cleanup
Barry Kiser pulled up in his company’s hydroexcavator about 6 a.m. last Saturday. It was a scene like nothing he’s ever witnessed.He...
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7 Information Management Questions Your Business Must Answer
For many businesses, accessing valuable company information in the digital world — whether it’s a password, an important email or customer file...
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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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Continued Growth Predicted for the Pipe-Bursting Market
A familiar biblical passage says there is a time to build and a time to tear down. In terms of utility infrastructure,...
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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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The Good and Bad to Offering Retirement Packages
There are a number of ways to make your employee benefits package look more attractive — and one of the chief ones...
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Future Outlook Improving for Oil Industry Directional Drillers
It was just a few years ago that the oil industry took a downturn and the price of crude oil plummeted. Oil...
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Should You Finance Your Next Truck or Pay Cash?
There’s no denying it any longer. Whether your current truck is on its last legs or you’re looking to add a new...
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An Uptick in the Directional Drilling Market
The chase for telecom and natural gas work should continue to stay strong for the foreseeable future, according to directional drill manufacturers...

















