Newsletter I February 2024

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Explore This 2024 Construction Forecast

Navigating a Tricky Economic Terrain

Fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride. Like airline travelers bracing for expected turbulence, contractors are preparing for a tricky operating environment in 2024. “Heretofore, construction companies in all sectors have been busy,” said Anirban Basu, chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group. “But I think what you’ll see going forward is that some contractors will get even busier while others will see their revenues begin to fade.”

A Construction Veteran’s New Year

Checklist for Contractors

The new year is a time for reflection. It’s a time to reassess business goals, staffing needs, processes and more.

As you begin planning for the new year, it is important to review what is going well and the opportunities for improvement that can help optimize your business’s efficiency, reputation and profitability.

Here are the 12 items recommended by a construction industry expert to include on your checklist as you analyze your contracting business for the new year.

8 Ways to Build Your Brand

Your potential clients are inundated with choices, so if your brand lacks a distinctive story, you’ll struggle to stand out.

A brand story goes beyond the basics of what you do and illustrates why you do it, how you do it and the impact it has on your clients and the world at large. It’s your opportunity to give your brand a personality, infuse it with your values and create a deeper connection with your audience.

Construction Misclassifies up to 20% of Workers, Researcher Says

As many as 2.1 million U.S. construction workers were misclassified or paid off the books in 2021, according to a new report from the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank and research group focused on equity in education, healthcare and work.

A Department of Labor rule change, effective March 11, will reverse a Trump-era shift and implement a new test for determining if a worker is an employee or independent contractor.

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