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Business

Survey says more than half of construction companies affected by skilled worker shortage, details how they’re coping

At this point, it would be quicker to list the number of cities that haven’t reported construction projects being impacted by the skilled worker shortage than the ones that have. In the past year alone we’ve reports from Houston, Minnesota, Louisiana, Phoenix, Wisconsin, Michigan and California, just to name, well, several. It’s everywhere. Back in […]

November 20, 2013

Workforce

European neighbors look to Germany’s vocational training system in order to combat high youth unemployment rates

As of late, Germany has been receiving a lot of attention and praise for its dual-education system. A system the country credits for its very low 8-percent youth unemployment rate. For comparison, as outlined in a great new article from The Economist, European counterparts Spain and Italy have youth unemployment rates of 56 percent and […]

June 4, 2013

Recruiting & retention

Diversity program nets 1,400 new construction workers

A two-year program aimed at recruiting and training minorities for construction jobs in Los Angeles has resulted in the placement of some 1,400 workers. The program used the city’s construction unions and a book camp style training program to fill apprentice slots in the construction industry.

January 6, 2010