Contractor Press News covers residential and light-commercial general contracting for the owners of the two-truck-to-twenty-truck firms that do most of America's remodeling work. We write about lead costs, bonding requirements, subcontractor scheduling, and the paperwork side of the jobsite — the parts of the business where most GCs lose money.
Bechtel's mobilization at the Clay, NY megafab site signals years of heavy concrete and structural work ahead. Here's what trades contractors should understand about fab construction at this scale.
A judge's order halting Project Skyway in Pine Island, Minnesota illustrates how litigation risk can gut a GC's schedule and budget before a single dispute is resolved.
Mentorship in construction gets talked about in boardrooms. Here is what it looks like when it works at the crew level, from framing to finish work.
As remodeling firms struggle to staff up, structured mentorship programs are proving more effective than open hiring alone. Here is what the data and operators say.
Mortenson climbed 12 spots on ENR's Top 400 list. For bonding officers and competing GCs, that kind of revenue surge carries real underwriting implications.
The Lynnhaven River basin pump station network heading into construction under Flatiron-Dragados means heavy civil concrete crews are about to get busy in Virginia Beach.
Granite Construction's acquisition of a Utah earthwork and materials firm highlights a strategy smaller GCs should understand before their next bid cycle.
Hotel starts are down 5% overall in Q1 2026, but a record 102 luxury projects are underway. Here's what that split means for trade contractors.
When a Miami construction firm names its first new CEO in 58 years, it raises questions about succession planning that every contracting outfit—large or small—needs to answer.
Maine's 20-megawatt cap on new data centers froze a category of construction overnight. Here's what that kind of regulatory move means for contractors holding active bids.
Bechtel's mobilization at the Clay, NY megafab site signals years of heavy concrete and structural work ahead. Here's what trades contractors should understand about fab construction at this scale.
A judge's order halting Project Skyway in Pine Island, Minnesota illustrates how litigation risk can gut a GC's schedule and budget before a single dispute is resolved.
Mentorship in construction gets talked about in boardrooms. Here is what it looks like when it works at the crew level, from framing to finish work.
As remodeling firms struggle to staff up, structured mentorship programs are proving more effective than open hiring alone. Here is what the data and operators say.
As remodeling firms struggle to staff up, structured mentorship programs are proving more effective than open hiring alone. Here is what the data and operators say.
Maine's 20-megawatt cap on new data centers froze a category of construction overnight. Here's what that kind of regulatory move means for contractors holding active bids.
Mortenson climbed 12 spots on ENR's Top 400 list. For bonding officers and competing GCs, that kind of revenue surge carries real underwriting implications.
The Lynnhaven River basin pump station network heading into construction under Flatiron-Dragados means heavy civil concrete crews are about to get busy in Virginia Beach.
The Lynnhaven River basin pump station network heading into construction under Flatiron-Dragados means heavy civil concrete crews are about to get busy in Virginia Beach.
Maine's 20-megawatt cap on new data centers froze a category of construction overnight. Here's what that kind of regulatory move means for contractors holding active bids.
When a Miami construction firm names its first new CEO in 58 years, it raises questions about succession planning that every contracting outfit—large or small—needs to answer.
A judge's order halting Project Skyway in Pine Island, Minnesota illustrates how litigation risk can gut a GC's schedule and budget before a single dispute is resolved.
