Exit Interview: Adolfson and Peterson’s outgoing CEO on costs, data centers

Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As Minneapolis-based Adolfson and Peterson celebrates its 80th anniversary and works on building a new headquarters, CEO Jeff Hansen has a lot to look back on. Hansen, who is set to retire effective June 1, has navigated […]

Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies

A Construction Executive Book Club review of Ken Lloyd’s For Dummies installment. Version 1.0.0 Ken Lloyd’s “Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies” offers practical guidance for managers looking to improve how they evaluate and develop employees. The book explains modern appraisal practices—including continuous feedback, collaborative goal-setting and regular check-ins—while providing more than 3,300 ready-to-use phrases […]

Buyers report construction cost surge

The increases came as construction output reduced again with residential work falling the fastest. The bellwether S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 45.6 in March from 44.5 in February but remained below the neutral 50.0 value for the fifteenth month in a row. March data pointed to a renewed downturn in supplier […]