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1. Zurich North America Commercial
(Matching tags: Executive Insights,2010 January Issue)

Critical Issues We have certainly seen a slow down in the construction economy. At the same time, we have seen an increase in bidding on growing amounts of "mega" federally funded jobs (>$500 million) ...

2. Terex
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues Normalization of the credit markets is one of the top issues facing the construction industry in general as well as the construction equipment industry. The inability of smaller contractors ...

3. RSC Equipment Rental
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues The economy will continue to be the main industry concern, until public spending efforts and other new projects pick up pace. Once things turn around, economic recovery will reveal a ...

4. ProEst Software
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

... crisis continues to prompt project cancellations and delays. But according to FMI's 2009 Q2 Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI), construction executives indicate that education and healthcare will ...

5. LoJack Corporation
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues While there are some signs that the economy may finally be stabilizing, there is still a great deal of uncertainty. Tight credit will continue to present a challenge for the construction ...

6. Jonas Software
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues We feel that the biggest issue facing the industry right now is managing cash reserves. Managing cash is always critical but especially now with the market beginning to rebound at the ...

7. FMI
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues Obviously, the overriding issue is going to be contracted backlogs and a dearth of work available to the industry participants. This reality is pretty much across the board. The comparatively ...

8. Computerease Software, Inc.
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Current Issues The current economy has created tough competition among contractors. Since construction is expected to rebound more slowly than other industry segments, the biggest challenge for construction ...

9. Clifton Gunderson
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues While the economy is in better shape than it was six months ago, the construction industry is not out of the woods. Two critical issues facing the industry are both related to lingering ...

10. Beck Technology
(Matching tags: 2010 January Issue,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues With the obvious economic challenges on everyone's mind, there are many other thought provoking critical issues that we can actually do something about over the next eighteem to twenty-four ...

11. The Surety & Fidelity Association of America
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues There are two critical issues at the top of my list. First, and foremost, is the current financial crisis and how it will affect our contractor customers. We have weathered downturns ...

12. National Association of Surety Bond Producers
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues The construction industry will experience the harsh effects of this economic turbulence within the next 18 to 24 months. Historically, construction lags behind downturns in the financial ...

13. Wells Fargo Construction
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues The most critical concern we see contractors facing for the foreseeable future is knowing how to deal with an uncertain economy and the resulting softening of projects. Non-residential ...

14. Grant Thornton LLP
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues The lack of access to credit markets by project owners will reverberate through the commercial building sector in the upcoming months, resulting in delayed or cancelled projects. Contractors ...

15. GE Capital Solutions, Construction Finance
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues To compound a challenging construction market, today's financing environment has become one even the most credit-worthy contractors may have never experienced. The scarcity of capital ...

16. Marsh Inc.
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues The number one issue is the economic crisis, which is starting to impact the construction industry. A number of projects have been put on hold due to financing issues and others that ...

17. CPS Security Solutions
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Professional Services Executive Insights)

Critical Issues Overall, the most critical issue facing the construction industry today is the continued decline and uncertainty in the economy. Home construction has been hit especially hard and the ...

18. Maxwell Systems
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Technology and Software Executive Insights)

Critical Issues To succeed in today's competitive marketplace, construction business owners need end-to-end visibility to see how jobs perform from start to finish, as well as be able to track costs ...

19. Computerease
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Technology and Software Executive Insights)

Critical Issues One of the most serious issues for contractors is the lack of credit available.  Even in the best financial times, contractors struggle with cash flow.  A typical project ...

20. Liebherr Construction Equipment
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Manufacturing Executive Insight)

Critical Issues Credit availability and general customer confidence are probably the two issues that cause me the most concern. Our customers require the availability of credit to fund operations and ...

21. Compact Equipment
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights,Manufacturing Executive Insight)

Critical Issues It's no secret that the construction industry has taken its fair share of lumps from current economic trends.  Unemployment is rising, home values are plummeting and the general ...

22. BOMAG Americas, Inc.
(Matching tags: 2009 January Issue,State of the industry,Executive Insights)

Critical Issues The two most critical issues facing the industry now are the housing market and the credit crunch.  As housing remains slow, and as credit is difficult to obtain, it impacts dealers ...