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Up Front: A Walls & Ceilings Editorial Column by Mark Fowler

Habitual Success

Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
January 24, 2023
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Eight philosophies that will help you as an individual—and as a business owner.
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Industry Voice Sven Hinrichsen

More Efficient Payments Today; More Efficient Supply Chains Tomorrow

Sven Hinrichsen
December 21, 2022
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Using more technology in business spending has led to breakthroughs in B2B payments.
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Tilt This

Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
December 19, 2022
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Benefits of tilt-up construction
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Strategies for Protecting Your Business from Fraud

BEING CAUTIOUS AND THOROUGH HELPS KEEP YOUR ASSETS SAFE.
Trent Cotney
Trent Cotney
October 10, 2022
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If you own a company, you are juggling multiple responsibilities on any given day.


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Checklist for Business Owners

CHECKLIST FOR PRIVATELY HELD BUSINESS OWNERS.
Kevin Bidenkap
September 21, 2022
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For many business owners, it is estimated that as much as 80 to 90 percent of their net worth is tied up in the value of their company.


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Five Best Tech Opportunities

THE FIVE BEST TECH OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.
Jason Krankota
Jason Krankota
August 24, 2022
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Construction has been one of the last industries to adopt technology. That’s partly cultural—folks in the industry like to solve problems with their own ingenuity.


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This is Not Contracting

IT’S IMPORTANT TO THINK LONG TERM, NOT JUST THE PRESENT.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
August 22, 2022
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Is it Time to Sell?

LOOKING TO SELL YOUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY? KEEP THESE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND.
Richard Mishock Brandon Dougherty
July 29, 2022
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Selling a construction company is very different from selling many other businesses; owners need to consider many variables when contemplating a sale.


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Five Plaster Binders

AN OUTLINE OF THE FIVE MINERAL BINDERS USED IN PLASTERS/MORTARS.
Patrick Webb
Patrick Webb
July 27, 2022
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Since the first humans began to settle down as an agricultural society at the very dawn of civilization, continuing for thousands of years until the middle of the 19th century, only five mineral binders were used to create plasters and mortars.


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Contracting—Supply & Demand

SUPPLY, DEMAND AND THE OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO KEEP PRICES IN CHECK CAN BE POWERFUL FORCES TO OVERCOME.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
July 25, 2022
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The risk/reward factor is someone that bids for work with many unknowns.


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