# 7PM Group — The Zine

> The Zine is the editorial publication of 7PM Group, a stakeholder-management firm
> based in Louisville, Kentucky (certified MBE/DBE) that manages community trust,
> local contractor networks, public accountability, and risk and dispute prevention
> for major projects. Articles cover construction, project management, field AI,
> sports-venue delivery, and community engagement — grounded in real reporting and
> project data.
> Content may be quoted with attribution to "7PM Group — The Zine" and a link to the
> source article.

## Articles
- [Bluegrass and a Green Thumb](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/bluegrass-and-a-green-thumb): 
- [Building Opportunity, Building Louisville: Seven Seas Construction's Journey of Growth & Impact](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/building-opportunity-building-louisville-seven-seas-construc): For Soran Walker, success is measured by more than how many projects are completed.
- [Concrete Evidence](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/joash-construction): A West Broadway flatwork firm turned one Metro contract into eight-figure output and a dozen local payrolls — here is what that kind of growth actually looks like from the ground.
- [The Contingency Conversation](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/the-contingency-conversation): In a market where input prices swing double digits and lead times run to years, the contingency line is not padding. It is the most honest number on the page — if you are willing to explain it.
- [How Owners Find You Now](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/how-owners-find-you-now): Contractors are spending more on marketing than they have in five years, and the old channels are not the ones paying it back. For an MBE, the shift is an opening — if you read it right.
- [The Stadium That Becomes a Pitch](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/the-stadium-that-becomes-a-pitch): Sixteen venues across three countries had to become World Cup stadiums without a single new one being built. The 2026 conversions are a master class in designing for a building's second job.
- [What the Camera Catches](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/what-the-camera-catches): Contractor AI adoption doubled in a single year. On the jobsite, that mostly means one thing — a camera watching the work. Here is what it actually catches, and what it still cannot.
- [The Decision You Make Before the Drawings](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/the-decision-you-make-before-the-drawings): Public owners are moving to progressive design-build and CMAR faster than at any point in a decade. The delivery method you pick shapes the project more than any design choice that follows it.
- [Pricing a Moving Target](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/pricing-a-moving-target): Steel, aluminum, and copper carry the heaviest tariffs in years, and input prices are climbing at the fastest pace since 2022. Here is how we are writing volatility into a number a client can trust.
- [The Four-Thousand-Worker Jobsite](https://zine.7pmgroup.com/zine/the-four-thousand-worker-jobsite): The data-center boom is rewriting what a large project looks like — and pulling skilled trades off every other job in the market, ours included. Here is how we are reading it from Louisville.

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