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Trimble Dimensions wrap up

Back in February I attended my third Trimble Dimensions conference, held in Las Vegas at the Mirage complex. It’s taken me a while to finish the write up, but a full detailing can be found by clicking here. The conference was well attended, on par with previous years, with some 2,400 contractors and surveyors participating and […]

January 11, 2010

A book you probably do not need to read

But you may like Matthew Crawford’s recently released Shop Class as Soulcraft, An Inquiry Into the Value of Work, anyway. If you work with your hands or make your living in the trades, most of what Crawford says is old news, but it is refreshing to see these views aired in the larger media universe. […]

January 10, 2010

QuickTrain puts people to work fast

The Birmingham, Alabama-based BE&K construction company developed an innovative training program that puts people with no construction experience to work at skilled jobs in as little as two months. The company’s QuickTrain program got it’s start in the wake of Hurricane Katrina when the need for construction workers skyrocketed, and today continues to put to […]

January 7, 2010

Training pays, even in tough times

Training is too often the first thing that gets cut in lean times. That’s not the case though with the Kansas City-based Weitz Company. With 1,150 employees the company remains committed to spending its $2-million training budget and is using a computer-based system to reach employees as far away as Guam.

January 6, 2010

Better Bridges: Bridge Inventory 2009 State of Bridges

The Better Roads Bridge Inventory is an exclusive, award-winning annual survey that has been conducted since 1979. Bridge engineers from every state and Washington, D.C., are sent a survey with both qualitative and quantitative questions.

November 1, 2009

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