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Workforce

How a heavy equipment operator, mother of two went from no driver’s license to running her own construction crew

“What am I doing here?” That was Patricia Hook’s first question when she arrived at J. Pettiecord two years ago. The mother of two didn’t have a driver’s license or any construction experience, and she looked around the Des Moines, Iowa, contractor’s yard filled with heavy trucks and equipment, and “it kinda scared me.” Despite […]

January 29, 2015

Workforce

U.S. contractors optimistic about 2015 with 80% planning to make new hires, buy new equipment

After finishing 2014 with employment at nearly a six-year high, hiring within the construction industry is expected to expand at an even faster rate in 2015, according to a new survey and forecast from the Associated General Contractors of America. According to the survey, which solicited response from more than 900 construction firms in 48 […]

January 22, 2015

Safety

Road worker crushed and killed by falling concrete lane barrier in Maryland

A construction worker was killed in an odd and tragic accident last week in Maryland when he was killed by a concrete lane barrier. The unidentified worker was on a crew with Annapolis Junction-based contractor Corman Construction working “to stabilize a portion of Route 24 in Rocks State Park,” according to a report from The Dagger. […]

January 20, 2015

Workforce

These 2 construction crews were instrumental in helping firefighters save lives in Baltimore, Minnesota house fires

Construction workers in Baltimore and a small Maine town used their skills for a slightly different but heroic purpose earlier this week and the week prior: coming to the aid of firefighters. First, after seeing a fire break out at a Baltimore row house Tuesday afternoon, a group of construction workers rushed into the flames […]

January 15, 2015

Workforce

Shortage of skilled construction workers delays completion of Iowa biofuel plant

An Iowa biofuel plant is the latest major construction project to fall victim to the widespread shortage of skilled workers in the U.S. According to a report from the Ames Tribune, DuPont has delayed the completion date of a cellulosic ethanol plant the company is building in the city of Nevada, Iowa. The $200 million plant, […]

January 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction adds 48,000 workers in December, employment up 5 percent YOY

The construction industry added Americans to its workforce in every month of 2014, an employment streak capped by an addition of 48,000 workers in December. The U.S. construction workforce now employs 6.166 million people according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That’s the highest employment mark for the industry since March 2009 when it employed 6.291 million. […]

January 9, 2015

Business

Construction adds 48,000 workers in December to finish 2014 at nearly 6-year high

The construction industry added Americans to its workforce in every month of 2014, an employment streak capped by an addition of 48,000 workers in December. The U.S. construction workforce now employs 6.166 million people according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That’s the highest employment mark for the industry since March 2009 when it employed 6.291 million. […]

January 9, 2015

Workforce

Houston construction worker shot in another jobsite robbery

For the third time in the last few weeks a construction worker has been shot by armed robbers while on the job, this time in Houston. According to a report from ABC 13, two workers were working on a northeast Houston jobsite for the St. Andrews Ministry Center Wednesday morning when two men dressed in black approached them […]

January 9, 2015

Workforce

Bricklayers rescue man from burning car near Houston

A crew of bricklayers near Houston didn’t hesitate to drop their trowels and shovels last week and run toward a burning car in order to rescue the driver who likely would have been burned alive without their help. According to a report from KHOU TV, the bricklayers were building a fence in a Sugar Land subdivision […]

January 5, 2015

Workforce

Worker hit in head by bullet as construction crew is targeted in drive-by shooting in St. Louis

A subcontractor on a parking lot project in St. Louis has pulled out of the job after a drive-by shooting targeted a construction crew earlier this week. According to a report from KMOV TV, four men fired about a dozen bullets from a car driving along 2nd Street targeting the construction workers. Thankfully no one was […]

January 2, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker shot and killed in robbery on Chicago jobsite

A construction worker and father of two was tragically shot and killed on the job Sunday night in Chicago’s Englewood community. According to a report from the Chicago Sun Times, Miguel Haro, 44, was part of a crew working to rehab a home. He was working with one other man “when two robbers walked up […]

December 23, 2014

Business

Construction adds 20,000 workers in November, but unemployment rises

With an addition of 20,000 workers during November, the U.S. construction industry added employees to its workforce for an 11th consecutive month. The industry now employs 6.109 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That’s the highest employment mark for construction since April 2009 when it employed 6.154 million people. The new […]

December 8, 2014