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The 10 Best Construction Jobs

The 10 Best Construction Jobs

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 22, 2013

As we discussed yesterday, construction hiring isn't exactly growing as quickly as we'd all like it to be. But the ...

Why isn’t construction hiring booming like housing? Hoarding.

Why isn’t construction hiring booming like...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 21, 2013

Citing a phenomenon that might not make much sense to those outside of the industry, Neil Irwin took to the ...

Disney Springs dining and entertainment district will create 1,200 construction jobs in Orlando

Disney Springs dining and entertainment district will...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 20, 2013

Rendering of Disney Springs, a planned entertainment district at Disney World that will create 1,200 construction jobs. For years, Downtown ...

Maryland light rail projects expected to create 7,000 construction jobs

Maryland light rail projects expected to create 7,000...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 18, 2013

Two Baltimore light rail projects are expected to create nearly 7,000 construction jobs in the area and state officials are ...

First employees move into new Caterpillar plant in Georgia

First employees move into new Caterpillar plant in...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 15, 2013

Employees line up in front of the main building of the new Caterpilar factory in Athens, Georgia. Credit: Richard ...

Big construction employment gains indicate rising contractor confidence

Big construction employment gains indicate rising...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 11, 2013

On Friday the latest round of figures from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the construction industry enjoyed its highest monthly ...

Opinion: Jeb Bush’s immigration solution “elegantly simple”

Opinion: Jeb Bush’s immigration solution...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 11, 2013

Jeb Bush One might have known that the best idea to come forth on immigration in decades is now being ...

Navistar makes a change, Troy Clarke named President and CEO

Navistar makes a change, Troy Clarke named President...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 08, 2013

  Troy Clarke According to a report from our sister publication Overdrive, Navistar International Corp. has made some major changes to ...

Construction’s 48k jobs in February is industry’s highest gain in 6 years

Construction’s 48k jobs in February is...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 08, 2013

The construction industry continued its streak of monthly job growth, adding 48,000 jobs in February, the highest monthly gain in ...

Wisconsin high school welding contest looks to spark workforce

Wisconsin high school welding contest looks to spark...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 06, 2013

Tony Schmidt of Schutte Metals instructs Wausau West High School students trying out a welding simulator. / Credit: Daily ...

October becomes “Careers in Construction Month,” seeks to expand construction workforce

October becomes “Careers in Construction...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 28, 2013

One organization sees the very real threat of a construction labor shortage in the U.S. and is doing something about ...

Caterpillar will cut 1,400 jobs at Belgian excavator plant

Caterpillar will cut 1,400 jobs at Belgian excavator...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 28, 2013

Caterpillar is planning to cut more than one-third of the 3,700 employees at one of its largest European facilities, Reuters ...

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