Workforce
Bringing Workforce Development to Life
The construction labor shortage statistics are sobering, but new data shows how Associated Builders and Contractors is working to stem the tide—in other words, to get new people into the industry, provide education, and guide them toward a job and a dream.
By Joanna Masterson and Maggie Murphy
June 5, 2019
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Workforce
by Joanna Masterson
Joanna Masterson was a writer and editor for Construction Executive for more than a decade.
by Maggie Murphy
Maggie leads Construction Executive’s day-to-day operations and long-term strategy—overseeing all print and digital content, design and production efforts, and working with the editorial team to tell the many stories of America’s builders and contractors. She’s a native Marylander with extensive construction industry experience and an educational background in communications, history and classical literature.
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