ConstructJob brings Web project management to commercial contractors

MEAD — Natalie Abshier started thinking about a solution to the volumes of paperwork generated in her family’s contracting business five years ago. She believed adopting Internet technology could reduce the flow and improve communication in the construction industry.

Natalie Abshier and her husband, Jerry Abshier, sold their interest in the family’s Erie-based Central Mechanical Inc. business to finance ConstructJob Inc.

ConstructJob, located in Mead, started offering a full line of Web-based project management and bid solicitation services for the commercial construction industry in February 2000. The company provides communication and collaboration solutions to more efficiently meet construction schedules and improve communication…