On a typical electrical construction project, a project management team's success is measured on gross profit. Cash flow concerns are left to the controller, CFO, or sometimes even the owner. What's ...

Just-in-time logistics offers an alternative method for inventory management, underpinned by the belief that reducing waste ...

Late payments and slow cash flow have plagued the construction industry for so long that most of us think of it as the norm. And it’s only getting worse - according to one recent report, 82% of ...

It was a painful lesson: in construction, finance teams are often forced to chase information rather than lead with it.

Eyeballing construction activity in and around Knoxville, particularly in homebuilding, can give the false impression that construction contractors are using dump trucks to haul the money they’re ...

Effective cash flow management is essential to any construction project. With already so many moving parts in any project, the model of general contractors and subcontractors introduces complexities ...

Recently the Sunday Edition of the Washington Post had the following headline, "Region's Builders Rein in Visions- With Real Estate Downturn Projects Scaled Back, Scrapped." Lenders are tightening ...

Grassi Advisors & Accountants has been providing accounting and consulting services to the construction industry for more than 40 years. The Commercial Observer Partner Insights team spoke with Grassi ...

With a national shortage of affordable multifamily units, many municipalities have enacted inclusionary housing ordinances requiring market-rate developers to set aside 10 percent to 30 percent of new ...

Your company's cash flow is a basic measure of its financial health. While your business may have cash coming into and out of many accounts, your general ledger is the place where you assemble all ...