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Utah leads U.S. in decline of construction deaths, D.C....
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 21, 2013
Construction deaths declined at a faster rate in Utah between 2008 and 2011 than in any other state, according to ...
You may already be in violation of OSHA’s new...
Posted by Tom Jackson on May 21, 2013
Any telescoping service truck crane with lifting capacity within 2,000 to 14,000 pounds falls within the rules of the ...
Energy boom contributes to Houston’s shortage of...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 20, 2013
Like just about every other metro area of the country, the Houston-area construction industry is feeling the negative effects of ...
Skilled construction worker shortage already stifling...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 17, 2013
It looks like Executive Editor Tom Jackson's fear of construction's current labor shortage stifling the economic recovery is already coming ...
Lower pay, higher costs, immigration enforcement...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 09, 2013
Daniel Fregoso, a supervisor at Joseph Holt Plastering Inc. of Corona, makes about $10 an hour less than he ...
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 ...
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 ...
Caterpillar CEO calls for more visas for foreign...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 05, 2013
Cat CEO Doug Oberhelman During a speech at the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition in Chicago, Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman said his ...
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 ...
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Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 27, 2013
We won't waste much of your time explaining this one so you can get right to the video. On "The ...
VIDEO: Spire-mounted camera captures ascent to the top of...
Nearly two weeks ago, as construction workers looked on with ...
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Just a few weeks ago we posited that if Volkswagen ...
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