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By William Craig, Contributor, Forbes.com

The pressures of everyday business weigh on shoulders of all professionals, and leaders feel like they can’t afford to invest in their employees as much as they’d like — it’s just not realistic. When employers take this viewpoint, they fail their employees and...

By Dan Shingler, Crain's Cleveland Business

There may be no one who likes to see a cement truck working in Northeast Ohio more than Michael Humphrey II.

The entrepreneur purchased Akron Rebar Co. in his hometown last summer and since then has been investing in it to increase capacity, expand its distribution operations and...

“My most memorable moment was attending my first ACE Banquet. The event was around 6 weeks after I started volunteering with the program. Entering a room of 400 people and feeling the energy of all the excited students and their families and friends cheering them on; it was amazing to see over one...

Since the organization’s founding in 2008, the ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland has awarded $944,815 in scholarships to Cleveland and Warrensville Heights high school students aspiring to further their education in college or trades careers.

The ACE Mentor Program is an after-school career pathways mentorship program that...

By Jim Lynch is vice president and general manager of Autodesk Construction Solutions for  Constructech

A decade ago, construction was near the bottom of the list of industries that had adopted technology in a significant way. It was a bad rap for the industry, but it also effectively threw down the gauntlet. There...

Article by Michael Carragher, P.E., Engineering News-Record.

Major shifts of people into cities is not new, but what makes urbanization different today for planners, engineers, architects, contractors, financiers and public administrators than in decades past is the magnitude and pace at which all of us now encounter disruptions....

The U.S. Secretary of Labor appointed AGC of America's Senior Director of Safety & Health, Kevin Cannon, as the new Chairman of the OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, citing his commitment and leadership abilities. Cannon has served as a member of the committee since 2011,...

By Jim Lynch, Engineering News-Record

The most successful data-centric, metric-driven companies are diving deeper, identifying Key Performance Indicators critical to successful outcomes. For most industries, determining the KPIs that drive profitability isn’t a herculean task. Why is it such a challenge for construction? 

The...

Written by Chrissy Walters, CPA, MBA, Skoda Minotti

When it comes to running a business, what key processes benefit from standardizing a multi-step process? Checklists are common for month-end close, setting up new vendors and onboarding employees. There are controls in place that you don’t want to forget and you want...

Senate Readies Changes To The State Budget BillThe budget bill (HB 166) made its way from the House of Representatives over to the Ohio Senate in early May. Over the last month, the Senate has had multiple hearings and committee meetings.  Senators submitted thousands of amendments which committee members...