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Labor & Workforce Development
5 Trends in Construction Worker Background Checks
Keeping a close eye on these trends will not only safeguard construction firms from being blindsided with liabilities, but will provide them with direction as they build their plan and adapt their background check policies for the new year to come.
Business
Ways to Promote, Celebrate National Skilled Trades Day in Schools, Businesses
Labor & Workforce Development
Skilled Trade Labor Shortage: Time for Change
Expert Columns
Twin Challenges for Construction in 2024: Technology and Policy Reform
Equipment Management
Personal Vehicle Programs Shuttle Workers to Remote Sites
Labor & Workforce Development
Hidden Costs of Worksite Parking
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Business
White Cap Expands Reach in Oklahoma, Oregon
White Cap has acquired Bend Construction - a supplier of struts, fasteners, anchors, and concrete accessories and products - and Crimson Steel - a distributor and fabricator of engineered steel rebar and structural steel products.
Business
Construction Supply Chain and the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
How much will construction and other supply chains be impacted by the collapse of the Baltimore Bridge and the suspension of traffic through the Port of Baltimore? End users may temporarily face delays and increases.
Business
Construction Trends for 2024
While the industry will continue to go through transformation like many others, those willing to marry the fundamentals of the craft with new technology and sustainable building methods can continue to experience great success in 2024 and beyond.
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Coaching & Consulting
Designing an Effective Hiring Process
Getting the right people on your team is critical to the sustainability of your business. High turnover rates or underperforming team members can have a detrimental impact on your business and profitability.
Construction Safety
Mental Health Options for Construction Workers
If you don’t have mental health support for your workers right now, start the conversation.
Business
Performance Construction to Focus on Contractor Community
With a shift to exclusively serving contractors, PCA’s Business Consulting services offer even more specialized guidance for its clients.
Training & Education
ConstructReach Hosts "I built this!" Construction Learning Event
Students will be able to participate in work-based learning through a variety of activities led by general contractors and construction professionals.
Business
Bullseye and Interplay Partner to Provide Professional Inspector Training
Learners progress at their own pace, with the program typically taking about four months to complete.
Asphalt Plants
How Principio Asphalt Grew During Historic Labor Shortage
Despite a once in a century global pandemic, national shutdowns, material and labor shortages, Principio Asphalt managed to expand it's operations over the last few years, and there's no sign of stopping.
Equipment
Caterpillar Hosts Women in Construction Celebration
Women heavy-equipment operators competed in construction worksite challenges at Caterpillar's first Women in Construction Celebration from March 13-14 in North Carolina.
Construction Technology
AI in Construction: What to Expect
Instead of wading through construction documents to determine appliance packages or contract obligations, workers can type the question into their cell phone and Chat GPT will provide the answer.
Business
John Deere Sponsors Women in Construction Docuseries
By showcasing the day-to-day lives, challenges, and accomplishments of women in these industries, John Deere and A Greener Tomorrow hope to raise awareness about the valuable contributions they make to the industry and beyond.
Coaching & Consulting
Your Balance Sheet: A Critical Financial Tool
The balance sheet is one of the most underutilized financial tools in business, and it shouldn’t be. It can provide valuable information about the health of your business, and also help you ensure the accuracy of your financial statements.
Business
Women in Construction Data Report Released
Women in construction are breaking down stereotypes and some are even rising through the ranks, but there is still a long way to go before women can be equally as safe and comfortable on the job site as their male counterparts.
Pavement Preservation & Maintenance
How Sealtite Asphalt Increased the Value of Their Business
There are lots of ways the make your business valuation grow over time. Austin Watt of Sealtite Asphalt Maintenance saw the incredible potential in the industry, and decided to go all-in.
Business
Women in Construction Week: The Women Behind the First Real-Life LEGO Building
About 10 percent of construction jobs are held by women. For more than 25 years, Women in Construction Week has celebrated and promoted the role of women in the construction industry.
Labor & Workforce Development
Ignorance on the Jobsite Costs More Than Education
When our industry is already fighting for respect from school educators, who seem to continue to push students into the college direction, we need to take some extra steps to win over a whole new generation of workers.
Construction Safety
Developing Better Jobsite Safety Strategies
Take this as your sign. Safety planning for your jobsite can no longer be an afterthought.
Business
Billd Adds to Leadership Team
These appointments highlight Billd’s commitment to serving commercial subcontractors at scale, by building a high-performing leadership team to set and execute against ambitious growth goals.
Construction Technology
Construction AI Strengths & Weaknesses
The construction industry stands at the precipice of a transformative era fueled by artificial intelligence and ever-increasing pressure to build utilities, transport, energy, and housing to meet the needs of a growing population.
Coaching & Consulting
Risk Management: Safety First
The legality and science of risk management is quite well known among most contractors and is growing in need to be embraced, understood, and practiced by all specialty contractors.
Business
National Construction Trade Championships Return for 35th Annual Competition
ABC’s all-of-the-above approach to workforce development has produced a network of affiliates across the country that offer more than 800 apprenticeship, craft, safety, and management education programs to build the people who build America.
Labor & Workforce Development
Advice in Hiring Skilled Labor Workers in 2024
Q&A with Ellis Mass, chief marketing officer at Labor Finders International Inc.
Business
Construction Labor Report Discusses Constricted Labor Pool
This report analyzes how the labor force has shifted since the pandemic and provides practical strategies for how organizations can adapt.
Concrete
How To: Skilled Labor Training
The OPCMIA provides concrete contractors, plasters, and cement masons a path on training and apprenticeship programs throughout the country - directly addressing the challenge of finding skilled labor.
Sweepers
More Power Sweeping Specific Online Classes Launched
These operator training programs create a great baseline of training for improved professionalism in your drivers.
Business
ABC Reveals Construction Job and Labor Data Shows Consistent Worker Shortage
Industry job openings decreased by 21,000 last month and are down by 39,000 from the same time last year.
Business
Elecosoft’s Asta University Introduces Powerproject
Through Asta University, Elecosoft provides colleges and universities with access to Powerproject for free, giving students firsthand experience with a construction scheduling and management package.
Business
AEM Welcomes New Public Relations Manager
AEM has welcomed a new PR manager to the team.
Business
Forward Bound: Reflecting on 2023's Construction Trends, Envisioning 2024
Technology can help provide you with the project reporting requirement to document progress on key performance metrics such as completion rates.
Labor & Workforce Development
How 3M is Addressing the Image Problem Impacting Skilled Trade Careers
According to 2023 U.S. projections, construction firms must attract an estimated 546,000 workers in addition to their normal staffing to meet labor demands. How can the construction industry help fuel a youthful pipeline of talent?
Business
Chief Economist for AGC Discusses the State of the Construction Industry
Simonson points out that the industry labor shortage will continue into 2024 and that robots and offsite production will grow this year.
Asphalt
PAVE/X Essentials
Co-founder Jessica Lombardo shares what you should know about this exciting new event from IRONMARKETS that is launching this year.