Notes from the money side of construction.

AIOctober 30, 2026

Connect to Claude or ChatGPT to Build with Nova

ProNovos now integrates with Claude and ChatGPT. Contractors can connect their ProNovos account through a guided setup, ask Nova questions about their projects and financials, and build dashboards, trackers, reports, what-if models, and more in plain English. No technical background is needed, and Nova follows each user’s existing ProNovos permissions.

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Nova connects to ChatGPT and Claude
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Accounting·August 6, 2026

Top Construction Accounting Software Options for Contractors

Construction accounting software helps contractors manage job costing, cash flow, payroll, and profitability across projects. Popular options include Acumatica, CMiC, COINS, ComputerEase, Foundation, Jonas Premier, QuickBooks, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct, Spectrum, and Vista. The best fit depends on company size, workflows, and growth goals.

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Cash Flow·October 26, 2026

Rising Interest Rates and Construction: How Subcontractors Can Get Cash Without More Debt

The Fed raised rates in September 2026, and most contractor lines of credit followed. Here’s how subcontractors can compare lines of credit, factoring, and early payment on approved pay apps, with the real cost math and where each option fits.

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Accounting·October 13, 2026

What is retainage in construction?

Retainage is the 5% or 10% of each progress payment held back until a job is finished. Here is how it is calculated, a worked pay app example, why it hits contractor cash flow, and the mistakes that leave money on the table.

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Accounting·October 7, 2026

We Heard It From the CPAs: Their Honest Take on AI

We asked construction CPAs from Accounting Today’s 2026 Top 100 where AI is genuinely working for their contractor clients. They converged on five points: AI lands first in the back office (AP, invoices, reporting), false confidence is the real risk, AI accelerates analysis but never decides, data quality is the gate, and the fix is unglamorous: timely closes and clean job-cost coding.

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Construction Intelligence Summit Event
Business·September 23, 2026

What We Heard at the Second Annual Construction Intelligence Summit

Contractors and CPAs spent a day in Indianapolis working through what AI actually does in construction finance right now, and what has to be true about your books first.

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Construction KPIs
Business·September 22, 2026

Construction KPIs: The Metrics That Keep a Job Moving

Construction KPIs are the metrics a contractor uses to track whether each job and the business are making money, holding cash, staying on schedule, and staying safe. They fall into four groups: financial, project, safety, and schedule and quality. Financial KPIs like percentage complete, over/underbilling, projected final cost, and days in accounts receivable most directly decide profit and cash flow.

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What questions you should ask your AI Vendors
AI·September 10, 2026

AI for Contractors: What Questions to Ask AI Vendors Before You Buy

Before you buy an AI tool for your construction business, ask the hard questions first. We touched on a few of the questions contractors should ask during our September 9 webinar on AI for cash flow, WIP, and job costing: how a vendor secures your data, whether it connects to your ERP, whether it shows its sources, and more.

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Business·September 8, 2026

How Should Contractors Use AI to Get Better Answers?

Contractors get better answers from AI by asking precise questions: name the project, the metric, the timeframe, and the decision you are making. A vague prompt like "how's the job doing?" returns a vague reply; a specific one returns a real number. It also helps to keep your data clean and use AI that connects to your live financials.

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