construction resources

What construction resources does

Construction Resources Corp (CRC) is a privately held, WBE-certified (Woman Business Enterprise) paymaster founded in 2010 by Dawn Varrone that provides union construction labor staffing and payroll administration services to owners, developers, general contractors, and construction managers in the New York City and Tri-State region. The company supplies skilled union building tradespersons across multiple craft categories — including Laborers, Operating Engineers, Carpenters, Ironworkers, and Teamsters — sourced through signatory relationships with multiple union locals (e.g., Laborers Locals 79 and 66 in NY, Laborers Locals 3 and 77 in NJ, Operating Engineers Locals 14-15 in NY and Local 825 in NJ, and the NYC District Council of Carpenters). Beyond labor supply, CRC provides core paymaster services: certified payroll reporting, fringe benefits administration, utilization reporting, and workers' compensation claims management. The company's workforce identity and safety platform includes SWAC (Secure Worker Access Consortium) certification for criminal-history and counter-terrorism screening, and 40-hour Site Safety Training cards held by all New York City tradespersons.

The business is organized around two legal entities: Construction Resources Corp of New York (primary) and Construction Resources Corp of New Jersey, established in 2015 as a wholly-owned regional entity holding State of New Jersey WBE certification. CRC holds WBE certifications from the Port Authority of NY & NJ, NYC Department of Small Business Services, NYC School Construction Authority, State of New York, and State of New Jersey, which grant eligibility for government and public-sector projects with WBE participation mandates. GTM is sales-led, with a single-source contact model, phone-based outreach, website quote requests, and industry association memberships (BCA, ACCNJ). Pricing is quote-based, project-tied, and multi-year; revenue mechanics are managed-services fees on payroll processed plus professional-services fees on labor deployed. Per company commentary, CRC has processed over $300 million in payroll without incident across more than 12 years and currently deploys hundreds of union tradespersons (versus a few at founding).

CRC carries no disclosed external capital, no parent company, no headcount on its corporate staff, and no reported financials. The owner-operator model is fully concentrated in Dawn Varrone (Owner, President, CEO) who controls both NY and NJ entities.

Name

construction resources

Legal name

Construction Resources Corp

Website

https://crcofny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Construction Resources Corp is a WBE-certified paymaster providing union construction labor staffing and payroll services (certified payroll, fringe benefits, workers' comp) to owners, developers, general contractors, and construction managers across the NYC and Tri-State region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Labor Staffing & Paymaster Services

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contractor Onboarding, Vetting & Credentialing (BPACAGAC)

Keywords

• Union construction staffing
• Construction payroll services
• WBE-certified paymaster
• Union labor workforce
• Construction workforce management

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth Amboy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Paymaster Services: WBE-certified paymaster providing union payroll and fringe benefits services, handling certified payroll reports, utilization reports, and workers' compensation claims management. Revenue generated through service fees on payroll processed.
2. Union Labor Staffing: Providing qualified union labor from general conditions to vertical transportation. The company recruits, screens, and deploys skilled union building tradespersons for construction projects. Revenue based on labor hours and staffing services provided.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Construction Resources Corp (CRC) is a WBE-certified paymaster that recruits, screens, and deploys skilled union building tradespersons to construction projects across New York City and the Tri-State area, while also serving as the payroll administrator (paymaster) handling union payroll, fringe benefits, certified payroll reports, utilization reports, and workers' compensation claims for those workers on behalf of project owners, developers, general contractors, and construction managers.

Product overview

Construction Resources Corp (CRC) is a WBE-certified paymaster offering a unified portfolio of union construction labor and payroll services. The core offering consists of WBE-Certified Paymaster Services, Union Construction Labor Staffing, Union Payroll and Fringe Benefits Services, Certified Payroll Reports, Utilization Reports, and Workers' Compensation Claims Management, supported by Safety Training Services. The company operates two sub-brands: Construction Resources Corp of New York (CRCNY) serving NYC and the Tri-State area, and Construction Resources Corp of New Jersey (CRCNJ) established in 2015 to serve New Jersey projects. All services are scalable to project size and can be tailored to client budgets and schedules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WBE-Certified Paymaster Services Flagship WBE-certified paymaster service providing union construction labor staffing and payroll processing throughout New York City and the Tri-State area, including New Jersey, for owners, developers, general contractors, and construction managers.
• Union Construction Labor Staffing On-demand staffing of skilled union building tradespersons — including Laborers, Operating Engineers, Carpenters, Ironworkers, Teamsters, and additional trades — for construction projects ranging from general conditions labor to vertical transportation; tradespersons sourced from apprentice through journeymen and foremen levels.
• Union Payroll and Fringe Benefits Services Comprehensive union payroll processing and fringe benefits management services for construction projects, executed as part of CRC's WBE-certified paymaster offering.
• Workers' Compensation Claims Management Management and processing of workers' compensation claims for union construction workers deployed on client projects, helping reduce workers' compensation exposure and unemployment expenditures.
• Safety Training and SWAC Workforce Certification Services Safety support services including 40-hour Site Safety Training for all union tradespersons in New York City and SWAC-certified identity verification, criminal history checks, and counter-terrorism screening for workforce integrity validation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 million in payroll processed without incident over 12 years
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Laborers Local 79 and 66 (New York)coreOthersSignatory union relationship providing access to union laborers for general conditions work and other construction tasks in New York.
• Locals 14-15 Operating Engineers (New York)coreOthersSignatory relationship with Operating Engineers Local 14, 14A, 15, 15A-15D for heavy equipment operation and vertical transportation in NYC.
• Laborers Local 3 and 77 (New Jersey)coreOthersSignatory union affiliation for NJ operations providing access to building laborers for general and heavy construction.
• Local 825 Operating Engineers (New Jersey)coreOthersSignatory relationship with NJ Operating Engineers Local 825 for equipment operations in New Jersey projects.
• NYC District Council of CarpenterssupportingOthersUnion affiliation for carpentry tradespersons in NYC construction projects.
• Building Contractors Association (BCA)supportingOthersMember of New York's Building Contractors Association for industry visibility and networking.
• Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey (ACCNJ)supportingOthersMember of ACCNJ for New Jersey construction industry association and networking.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tradesmen International: One of the largest construction trades staffing firms in the US, supplying skilled carpenters, laborers, ironworkers, and equipment operators to commercial and industrial GCs. Closest functional analog to CRC's union labor staffing model, though Tradesmen operates primarily non-union and at national scale.
• PeopleReady: A leading US provider of skilled and general labor for industrial, construction, and commercial customers; operates a national staffing network with same-day and temp-to-permanent placements. Directly comparable to CRC's construction labor staffing offering.
• Labor Finders: US-based staffing franchise specializing in light industrial, construction, and general labor placement. Comparable to CRC's core labor-staffing line of business with similar customer profiles (GCs, developers, owners).
• EmployBridge: Large US staffing firm with construction staffing as a core specialty vertical, providing skilled trades, general labor, and workforce solutions to industrial and construction clients. Strong comparable to CRC in staffing model and customer base.
• Cornerstone Staffing Solutions: Regional staffing firm providing construction, industrial, and commercial labor placement including skilled trades and general labor. Comparable to CRC's two-entity regional staffing-plus-payroll model.

Broad incumbents

• Aerotek: Allegis Group subsidiary staffing firm with construction as one of several verticals alongside industrial, professional, and engineering placement. Overlaps with CRC on construction labor but operates at much larger scale across multiple categories.
• TrueBlue Inc. Public staffing company (parent of PeopleReady, Centerline, SIMOS) specializing in industrial, construction, and commercial workforce solutions. Comparable breadth to CRC's staffing plus payroll services model at substantially larger scale.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing leader with a dedicated Construction Industry Group servicing skilled trades, project labor, and paymaster needs on commercial and infrastructure builds. Comparable paymaster and labor supply functionality to CRC's union-focused service offering.

Emerging players

• Insight Global: Large US staffing and workforce solutions provider with construction, industrial, and skilled trades placement as growing verticals. Comparable customer base in construction and developer/GC segments.
• BHI Energy: Specialty staffing and workforce solutions firm focused on energy, industrial, and construction clients including union and prevailing-wage labor. Comparable paymaster-style services for skilled trades on regulated jobsites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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