Lack of skilled construction workers and technicians...

Posted by Tom Jackson on May 07, 2013

Goldman Sachs today released a report naming the 40 stocks it thinks will boom in the coming months. Not surprising, ...

Construction unemployment rate drops despite losing 6k...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 03, 2013

After riding a four-month streak of employment gains to the highest total employment the industry had seen in nearly four ...

U.S. needs to “Think Big” like Germany if...

Posted by Tom Jackson on May 03, 2013

More fun than a video game. Teens at Think Big were encouraged to try their hand and equipment simulators. Contractors ...

Washington Post: Housing hasn’t led to hiring...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 10, 2013

Credit: Washington Post Wonkblog Though construction industry employment in the U.S. is steadily improving—adding 18,000 jobs in March amid a ...

Construction adds 18k to workforce amid weak jobs...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 05, 2013

Though industry growth slowed considerably month-to-month, by adding 18,000 jobs in March, construction continued its streak of job growth, according ...

Construction jobs limited to 15k visas per year under...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 01, 2013

The path toward a final deal on immigration reform has likely been cleared now that the country's business and labor ...

Smart, skilled class of contractors necessary to...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 26, 2013

In this era of partisan news both sides will spin any facts any way to make their side look better. ...

Why construction unions are wrong in fighting...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 26, 2013

Ah politics! Strange bedfellows. Even stranger enemies. One would think the universal brotherhood of union workers would welcome with solidarity the ...