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Grounded AI in critical infrastructure: Speed vs. safety
Unlock secure municipal data and accelerate workflows with AI built for public infrastructure and agency compliance.
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Built on instinct, buried in data: Why construction requires connection
What happens when teams, data, and decisions do not connect—and what becomes possible when they do? Construction technology expert Erin...
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Grading the network: How MQA and dynamic level-of-service engines are replacing the budget spreadsheet
A statewide transportation authority replaced its failing spreadsheet model with a cloud-native Asset Management System. Using dynamic ...
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Hard Hat Economics: With all our eggs in one basket, what could go wrong?
Rising interest rates, inflation and labor shortages continue to hammer the construction industry in all areas except one—data centers....
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New 3D-to-field workflow unifies design, layout and machine guidance for earthwork
Speed, efficiency and accuracy increase when earthwork contractors can easily create 3D models and use a single digital file for positi...
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Hard Hat Economics: What’s reshaping nonresidential construction?
Despite a historic boom in data center construction, nonresidential spending has declined since its April 2025 peak. In this blog, Dr. ...
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Navigating the digital permitting wave: How to prepare your agency
Mandatory digital permitting is coming fast. Discover how local government agencies can outpace state and federal compliance deadlines ...
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Hard Hat Economics: Finding construction's bright side
In spite of high borrowing costs, rising material prices and labor challenges, nonresidential construction is still seeing momentum dri...
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Why true GIS-centric permitting is the foundation for future innovation
Trimble® Unity Permit is built to work with ArcGIS mapping and spatial capabilities. Built on Esri ArcGIS®, the world’s most powerful G...
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Hard Hat Economics: What I know about what I don’t
Everyone wants to know what it’s going to take to get an interest rate cut. But inflation is stubborn, and employment rates are high, s...
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Hard Hat Economics: The offputting costs of construction inputs
Hard Hat Economist Dr. Anirban Basu shows the three-headed beast of construction cost inputs—materials, labor and loans—all have their ...
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6 ways communities are streamlining water & wastewater asset lifecycle management
Explore examples of innovative ways that communities are leveraging Cityworks, now re-branded as Trimble Unity Maintain, Esri and partn...
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Hard Hat Economics: The Economic Cost of Uncertainty
For this issue of Hard Hat Economics blog series, Dr. Anirban Basu uses the Strait of Hormuz uncertainty as a broader indicator of othe...
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Overtime tax changes in 2026: Everything you need to know
This article will tell you everything you need to know about the new overtime tax rules for 2026, so you can get your payroll taxes don...
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Hard Hat Economics: Navigating a gloomy construction economy
In this first installment of our Hard Hat Economics blog series, Dr. Anirban Basu provides a broad, high-level "year-in-review" to set ...
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Building resilience: 3 ways civil contractors can protect profits with data-driven workflows
Construction is volatile—rising costs, labor gaps, fragile supply chains. This article explores how contractors can build financial res...
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The future is connected: Driving asset lifecycle innovation
Open technology ecosystems that connect data, workflows and people are the new playbook for breaking down silos and optimizing data dri...
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How to reduce the total cost of ownership with asset lifecycle management
Owners who use asset lifecycle management can reduce the total cost of ownership of their assets by up to 40%. Learn how digital maturi...