Leadership

WASHINGTON, April 30—The national March 2025 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 5.4%, unchanged from March 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analy...

McGough Announces Leadership Promotions to Support Growth in South Central Region On March 20, McGough expanded its presence in Texas, announcing two key leadership promotions in the South-Central region. Roman Buckner has been promoted to vice president, South Central Region, a...

The narrative surrounding women in traditionally male-dominated fields has shifted in recent years. One of the most significant changes is in the trades—construction, plumbing, electrical work and welding. Women are not only entering these professions in more significant numbers,...

Competition is a constant in the ever-evolving world of construction. It’s fundamental to the bottom line, creates a quality product, invites the best talent and—to be frank—it’s exciting to compete. And it’s even more exciting to be the winner. So, how are winners in the contra...

When Chandra Wakeland was a young girl, most of her friends spent their summers soaking up the sun by the pool or at summer camp. Wakeland spent hers going to work with her father, a chief estimator for a steel contractor. “I would go to work with my dad during summer school whil...

Over the last half-decade, artificial intelligence—particularly its applications within the construction industry—has evolved rapidly and continues to do so exponentially thanks to proponents of it within the industry. CEO of Trunk Tools, Sarah Buchner, is emerging as a leader in...

A Mexican American and the daughter of immigrants, Lorena Carrillo always looked up to her parents—admiring their work ethic and striving to make them proud in everything she did. But she didn’t know exactly what it was she wanted to do. Today she is a senior project engineer at...

Katie Kafarakis has always been involved in her family’s construction business. A third-generation employee, she spent her childhood on jobsites with her father and her adulthood in marketing, sales and operations. In a family business, love and support abound, and Kafarakis was ...

Imagine a carpenter you know whose custom work has earned a stellar reputation. Attention to detail is extraordinary and clients marvel at the craftsmanship and constantly refer the carpenter to others. Perhaps he likes the idea of expanding from an individual operation into a b...

“I was absolutely fascinated from day one by all things construction,” says David Pugh, partner in the construction practice for national law firm Bradley Arant Boult and Cummings. With a grandfather successful in the foundry business, a father with a storied career at Chicago Br...