Workforce
Implementing Innovative Technology Can Attract Workers and Bridge the Skilled Labor Gap
Younger employees are looking to work on the cutting edge of technology. The construction industry has a prime opportunity to capitalize on innovations to modernize their workforce and help alleviate the ongoing labor shortage.
By Rory San Miguel
November 30, 2021
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by Rory San Miguel
Rory co-founded a drone delivery company in 2013 before realizing that drone technology had the potential to have a huge impact in the construction industry and co-founding Propeller in 2014 to help construction worksites make better decisions by harnessing data to measure and manage themselves better. As CEO, Rory has grown Propeller into a global construction industry brand serving more than 2,400 customers across more than 14,000 worksites in over 120 countries.
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