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Data Center Infrastructure Growth: Tampa Market's Emerging Role
9/16/2026
The Tampa Bay region is increasingly relevant to the Southeast's expanding data center landscape. While it is not yet a primary hyperscale hub, Tampa market growth, connectivity, enterprise base, and business environment position it as a meaningful market for regional facilities, edge computing, colocation, redundancy, and supporting infrastructure.
Data Center Infrastructure Growth: Gulf Coast Market Outlook
9/16/2026
As data center development expands across the Southeast, contractors along the Gulf Coast, including the Pensacola region, should pay attention to the indirect and supporting opportunities created by this growth. The area is not primarily a hyperscale market, but it sits within a broader regional ecosystem tied to connectivity, resiliency, defense-related infrastructure, regional population growth, and digital redundancy.
Data Center Infrastructure Growth: Florida Statewide Market Outlook
9/8/2026
Across the United States, data center construction has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the built environment. Demand has been driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital transformation, while available capacity in traditional hubs remains constrained.
IRS Ends First-Time Abate: What Construction Companies Need to Know
8/6/2026
The IRS is making penalty relief automatic for eligible taxpayers. Find out what the new AEP program means for construction companies and payroll tax compliance.
Closing Time: What Contractors Need to Know About Month- and Year-End Close
7/15/2026
Construction accounting runs quietly in the background — until it doesn't. A bonding company calls for reviewed financials. A bank won't extend your credit line. A deal needs to close fast and your books aren't ready. Our team at Saltmarsh sees it regularly, and almost all of it is preventable.
Expert Tips to Maximize Your Construction Job Schedule for Profitability
6/8/2026
Your job schedule is more than just a report; it’s one of the most powerful tools for managing risk, improving margins, and boosting financial visibility.
Summer Outreach Heats UpABC BUILDERcon & Supporting Women in Construction
5/21/2026
This month, our team participated in several Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) events throughout the state, reinforcing our dedication to supporting the construction industry through advisory, accounting, and outsourced services.
Real Estate Accounting Services for Cash Flow Visibility and Portfolio Performance
5/4/2026
Most real estate investors got into the business because they understand property: how to find it, finance it, and manage it. Accounting tends to be secondary, at least early on.
Cost Forecasting for ContractorsHow to Protect Profit on Every Job
3/24/2026
For contractors, the gap between what you thought you'd earn and what you actually earned usually comes down to one capability: cost forecasting.
Avoid Costly Bookkeeping Mistakes in Your Construction Projects
3/24/2026
When bookkeeping is solid, contractors can trust their numbers and make informed decisions about bidding, hiring, equipment purchases, and project financing. When it's not, you're basically running your company on optimism and caffeine.
How Does a Construction Bond Work?A Contractor's Guide (Minus the Panic)
3/24/2026
For contractors, construction bonds are the golden ticket to bigger commercial and government projects. But here's the catch: without bonding capacity, you're not even allowed to sit at the grown-up table.
Construction Cost Accounting for Commercial Contractors
3/10/2026
Unlock growth with expert construction cost accounting for commercial contractors. Learn how accurate job costing, WIP schedules, revenue recognition, and retainage management improve financial visibility, support bonding capacity, and prevent project overruns.
Fueling Contractor Growth with Accounting Insights
3/6/2026
Sustainable growth in construction starts with financial clarity and strategic accounting. This guide explores key strategies, job-level margin analysis, cash flow scheduling, and overhead optimization that help contractors scale with confidence and control.
Margins & Mindset: A Contractor's Guide to Smarter Financial Growth
2/24/2026
Contractors ready to grow need more than grit, they need financial systems that scale. This guide explores how shifting your mindset and upgrading your tools can unlock smarter growth, stronger margins, and long-term success in construction.
Construction Accounting Methods Explained: Cash, Accrual, and Percentage-of-Completion
1/30/2026
Cash, accrual, CCM, or PCM? Discover how construction accounting methods affect taxes, financial statements, and bonding, and how to choose the right one.
Stop the Profit Leaks: 6 Gut checks for Contractors
1/23/2026
Gross profit margins can be misleading if job costs, estimates, and field data aren’t aligned. This guide offers six essential gut checks to help contractors uncover hidden issues, improve forecasting, and protect profitability across every project.
A Practical Guide to Construction Job Costing for Contractors
1/23/2026
Learn how construction job costing helps contractors track labor, materials, and overhead accurately. Build a reliable process to improve margins, forecasting, and project decisions.
WIP Construction Accounting: How to Read and Use a Work-in-Progress Report
1/23/2026
Learn how to read and use a WIP schedule to track costs, recognize revenue, and improve project profitability. A practical guide for contractors who want financial clarity.
Saltmarsh Leader Suzanne Bach Joins ABC Florida Gulf Coast Board
12/15/2025
Saltmarsh partner Suzanne Bach, CPA, CIT, joins the ABC Florida Gulf Coast Board to champion leadership, mentorship, and industry growth in Tampa Bay.
Job Schedules 101: A Smarter Way to Strengthen Construction Finances
10/24/2025
Discover how a well-managed job schedule (WIP) can transform your construction business. Learn best practices for financial reporting, internal controls, and sustainable growth from Saltmarsh.
A Quick Guide to Percent of Completion for Long-Term Construction Contracts
9/10/2024
If you're a contractor working on projects that stretch across multiple months or years, you've probably faced the challenge of figuring out how to record revenue and expenses for tax purposes. You may have billed a customer, but does that mean you should recognize the revenue? This is where percent of completion comes in, and it can be a bit tricky to navigate—especially if you're not sure how to connect the costs incurred with the revenue earned. Let’s break it down.
Four Metrics Your Construction Company Should Start Tracking Today
2/22/2024
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to evaluate the success of an organization or a particular activity in which it engages. They supply a quantifiable way to track and assess progress toward strategic goals. The choice of KPIs is crucial, as it helps organizations focus on the most important aspects of their performance.
WEBINAR: Horror Stories in Employee Safety/Risk Management
10/5/2022
There’s nothing scarier than when an OSHA inspector shows up at your door. It’s even scarier when your organization isn’t in compliance… and we’ve all heard horror stories about the organizations that aren’t. Join us for a webinar to share tips on how to mitigate risk and keep your people and organization safe.
White Paper: Manufacturing Outlook, Leveraging Technology Today1st Quarter 2022 Insights from the Saltmarsh Manufacturing Team
3/24/2022
Our white paper discusses the need for cybersecurity to ensure your manufacturing company is protected and thriving in today's world.
A compromised password. That’s all it took for hackers to take down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. last year, which led to gas shortages and higher fuel prices across the East Coast. The cost was even more for the cyberattack victim, Colonial Pipeline. It has been reported that Colonial Pipeline paid a $4.4 million ransom to a Russia-linked cybercrime group and hired a cybersecurity firm to consult on its cyber defenses to help ward off future attacks...
Webinar Materials: The Cost of Attracting & Retaining Talent in Today's Market
3/18/2022
It seems like everyone is hiring these days, but how can you stay competitive in the employee-driven labor market of manufacturing and construction? Join us and a special guest from LandrumHR, for a webinar on how to attract the right candidates, create a successful onboarding experience and increase employee retention.
Past Posts By Category
- Data Center Infrastructure Growth: Tampa Market's Emerging Role
- Data Center Infrastructure Growth: Gulf Coast Market Outlook
- Data Center Infrastructure Growth: Florida Statewide Market Outlook
- IRS Ends First-Time Abate: What Construction Companies Need to Know
- Closing Time: What Contractors Need to Know About Month- and Year-End Close
- Expert Tips to Maximize Your Construction Job Schedule for Profitability
- Summer Outreach Heats Up
- Real Estate Accounting Services for Cash Flow Visibility and Portfolio Performance
- Cost Forecasting for Contractors
- Avoid Costly Bookkeeping Mistakes in Your Construction Projects
- How Does a Construction Bond Work?
- Construction Cost Accounting for Commercial Contractors
- Fueling Contractor Growth with Accounting Insights
- Margins & Mindset: A Contractor's Guide to Smarter Financial Growth
- Construction Accounting Methods Explained: Cash, Accrual, and Percentage-of-Completion
- Stop the Profit Leaks: 6 Gut checks for Contractors
- A Practical Guide to Construction Job Costing for Contractors
- WIP Construction Accounting: How to Read and Use a Work-in-Progress Report
- Saltmarsh Leader Suzanne Bach Joins ABC Florida Gulf Coast Board
- Job Schedules 101: A Smarter Way to Strengthen Construction Finances
- A Quick Guide to Percent of Completion for Long-Term Construction Contracts
- Four Metrics Your Construction Company Should Start Tracking Today
- WEBINAR: Horror Stories in Employee Safety/Risk Management
- White Paper: Manufacturing Outlook, Leveraging Technology Today
- Webinar Materials: The Cost of Attracting & Retaining Talent in Today's Market
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