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Streamlined, secure and flexible financial tools are critical to forecast expenses, protect margins and win bids as a construction company. If your team is managing multiple projects, expenses can quickly get out of hand. This is especially true if your month-end close and credit card approval workflows are manual. If this sounds all too familiar, a modern commercial card could make a huge difference.

Throughout history, the most transformative innovations have fundamentally changed how knowledge is created, shared and applied. The printing press expanded access to information more than 500 years ago. The internet made knowledge instantly available on a global scale. Today, artificial intelligence is driving another transformation, and we are now in one of the most significant shifts of this century

A Texas specialty contractor replaced paper requisitions and manual invoice verification with artificial intelligence agents.

On June 16, SMARTBUILD joined ABC South Texas for a lunch-and-learn in San Antonio. Around 50 contractors and construction professionals attended the session, “AI Tools You Can Use Today.”

Most businesses know when quarter four is closing, it’s time to make tech stack decisions for 2026. Those decisions will either streamline operations for years to come or create costly headaches that compound over time.

Construction projects are becoming increasingly complex. With growing volumes of data, expanding delivery networks and multiple stakeholders involved, fine-tuned collaboration is essential. When teams, processes and information aren’t aligned, projects risk costly delays, errors and disputes.

Silos can happen at any business. They occur when leaders, employees or departments don’t share information or resources with each other, including software systems. When systems don’t integrate, data isn’t shared effectively, and that can negatively affect your company’s productivity.

Ensure construction projects stay on time and on budget by uniting Critical Path Method scheduling with granular task management.

Filling out stacks of I-9s. Sorting through piles of certifications. Writing and posting multiple job descriptions. It’s no wonder that 42% of HR construction teams say time-consuming administrative tasks are holding them back.

Contractors face an increasingly complex construction environment. Labor shortages, tight margins and fierce competition for projects mean that every bid must be accurate, efficient and profitable. For members of Associated Builders and Contractors, finding ways to work smarter during preconstruction is essential.