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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 ...
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...
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 ...
AEMP hosts lunchtime Metrics in Equipment Management...
Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 01, 2013
The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) will host its March Learn Over Lunch webinar, entitled “Metrics in Equipment Management,” ...
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...
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 ...
Undocumented workers make up half of Texas’...
Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 26, 2013
A report released Thursday alleges that half of the construction workers in Texas are undocumented, aka illegal aliens. Why is nobody ...
Economists forecast housing-fueled construction job...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 20, 2013
Goldman Sachs economists recently forecasted a housing recovery-fueled increase to the pace of added jobs each month to between 25,000 ...
Caterpillar names Tom Bluth VP of Mining Products
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 15, 2013
Tom Bluth Caterpillar announced today that Tom Bluth will be moving from his post as vice president of the company's ...
Caterpillar CEO: Growth, immigration and tax code...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 14, 2013
Cat CEO Doug Olberhelman After receiving a mention during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Caterpillar's CEO Doug ...
Opinion: Carbon tax bill would hurt job growth
Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 13, 2013
That was fast. The pundits hadn’t even stopped pontificating on President Obama’s State of the Union speech when it was announced ...
Obama stresses importance of construction,...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 13, 2013
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama stressed the great importance of construction, housing, infrastructure, ...





