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By Jean Feldman, RN,BSN
October 4, 2024
Construction work is among the most hazardous occupations, with thousands of workers suffering injuries every year.
Approximately 13% of in...
Human Resources
ABC Urges Negotiations to Restore Operations Following Port Strike
By ABC
October 3, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement responding to the International Longshoremen’s A...
Regulations
Retention
Passing It Down: Transferring Knowledge From One Generation to the Next
By Kyle Potts
September 25, 2024
According to recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics findings, over 2.5 million construction workers are over the age of 55. Associated Build...
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Careers
Young Professionals
Not-So-Clearly Stated: Workers' Comp When Out-of-State
By Kevin Ring
September 23, 2024
David owns a business in North Carolina and has won a contract for work in Missouri. The contract requires three of his employees to be in M...
Human Resources
Wellness
Business Intelligence
Business Risk
When Opportunity Knocks: The New CTE and Business Campus in Forney, Texas
By Grace Calengor
September 20, 2024
Forney Independent School District in Forney, Texas, is giving a whole new meaning to career and technical education—and a whole new buildin...
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Institutional
Education
Construction Students Jam Out With Ty Pennington at National Skilled-Trades Competition
By Grace Calengor
September 19, 2024
"We’ve got to turn this into a T.V. show.” That is what John Montgomery, co-executive director of the Skilled Careers Coalition, said when h...
Education
Award Winners
Young Professionals
Training
Turn Up the Tech: Recruiting the Next Generation of Skilled Workers
By Dustin Stephens
September 18, 2024
The construction industry has suffered from a skilled-labor shortage for years—and with baby boomers retiring at a faster rate than early-ca...
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Recruitment
Nonresidential Construction Employment Increased by 28,300 in August
By ABC
September 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6—The construction industry added 34,000 jobs on net in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analys...
Recruitment
Construction Executive Named 2024 Folio Award Finalist
By Construction Executive
September 10, 2024
Construction Executive magazine is excited to announce it was named a finalist for the 2024 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Awards, in both the Eddie...
Award Winners
Construction Job Openings Plunge By 51,000 in July
By ABC
September 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Cont...
Recruitment
Retention
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