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Latest — 03 Sep 2025

Where is this site going?

Beginning in October (with a preliminary in September) kurjen will start publishing monthly updates with the following format. Who this is for is primarily construction business owners and the following format. 1. Advice and Predictions 1. Portland MSA 2. Greensboro-High Point MSA 2. Demand 1. Construction Starts by MSA for

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Learning from History

Is it possible to learn anything that is useful to me, from Genghis Kahn, who lived 860 years ago? I read this article, by Cedric Chen and he asserted that when we learn from history we should not learn "lessons". Instead, look at what's happened in

Shortcuts & Data Analysis

tip Why bother learning shortcuts at all? When you do the same task 20 times a day, saving 10 seconds each time adds up. As you learn more shortcuts, you save more time. It builds momentum, like a flywheel. Essential Excel Shortcuts: * Add filters to your data = Ctrl + Shift + L

Color for Fun and Profit

Tip Question: What's wrong with this chart? Answer: Many many things. One of the main things, besides that it's completely unintelligible, is that it's has color, but it isn't using color. When you have color it should have a purpose. The color

Predicting the Future by Looking Back

tip Data cannot predict the future. When you have projections in a spreadsheet it looks black and white, but there are a bunch of assumptions built into any model. Think of how many times you've made an estimate and been way off? Have you ever, even once, been

Data & Reports

First, I want to say thank you. If you're like me, a lot of things are pulling at your attention, thank you for spending some of it with me. The weather is warming up here in the Pacific Northwest, every evening I go for a walk there'

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