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Workforce
Crane Industry Services brings custom training courses to West Georgia Technical College
Hoping to boost the number of skilled trade workers in Georgia, Crane Industry Services, an Atlanta-bassed crane operator and rigger training company, has partnered with West Georgia Technical College in order to bring a wide set of industrial skills training courses to students. CIS announced it will offer courses at the college, located in Waco, [âŚ]
October 12, 2015
Workforce
Construction adds 8,000 jobs in September
September brought another positive month to the U.S. construction workforce with an addition of 8,000 jobs. The industry now employs 6.396 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. September marks the sixth consecutive months of job gains for the industry, which has added jobs every month of 2015 save for March, due [âŚ]
October 7, 2015
Home
Fed up with noise, man shoots construction worker with a pellet gun in New York
A New York man was arrested earlier this month after shooting a construction worker with a pellet gun. According to NBC New York, 26-year-old Timothy Burzynski became so annoyed by the noise of ongoing construction across the street from his Long Island home that on September 1 he aimed a pellet gun from his window [âŚ]
September 25, 2015
Business
Number of construction firms reporting shortage of skilled workers rises to 86%
The construction industryâs shortage of skilled workers has only gotten worse in the last year, according to the latest national survey of firms conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America. Surveying 1,358 contractors, the AGC study found that 86 percent are struggling to fill salaried professional positions and find enough hourly skilled, or craft, [âŚ]
September 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
West Virginia DOT workers spit on, cussed out by drivers angered by construction
Road work is already a dangerous job, but some drivers in West Virginia arenât making things any easier for the guys in the reflective vests. The West Virginia Department of Transportation told WSAZ that more and more frequently, workers with the Division of Highways have been facing harassment from drivers in work zones. WVDOT Communications [âŚ]
September 10, 2015
Workforce
Ironworkers send messages of hope to St. Louis Childrenâs Hospital patients
Another group of construction workers is making life for children battling serious illnesses just a little bit brighter, this time in St. Louis. According to a report from ABC News, two ironworkers working on an addition to St. Louis Childrenâs Hospital wrote a message to a little girl in late July after noticing her waving [âŚ]
September 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA receives grants to provide safety training to construction workers
The American Road and Transportation Builders Associations recently received a federal grant to train workers in the transportation construction industry about fall and work zone hazards. ARTBA said in a press release the organization received the Susan Harwood Training Grant through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to expand on ARTBAâs Transportation Development Programâs âRoadway Safety Program.â [âŚ]
September 7, 2015
Business
Construction adds 3,000 jobs in August
Though hiring has certainly slowed over the summer months, the construction industry continued to add new workers rather than lose them in August. Construction added 3,000 new workers during the month and now employs 6.388 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The new data also revised upward the employment figure for July from the previously [âŚ]
September 4, 2015
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Ironworkers paint âGet well soonâ messages for children in New York hospital
With their construction site facing a childrenâs hospital in Long Island, New York, a group of ironworkers recently made a heartfelt gesture that is in turn making headlines. According to the Today Show, one of the workers painted the message âGet well soonâ to his child, a patient at Stony Brook Childrenâs Hospital, on the [âŚ]
August 18, 2015
Business
Construction adds 6,000 jobs in July; unemployment falls to 8-year low
Following a flat June, the U.S. construction industry saw a small increase in employment in July. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction employment rose by 6,000 jobs during the month, most likely due to increased home sales. The industry now employs 6.383 million Americans. The sectorâs unemployment rate fell again in July, this time down [âŚ]
August 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
Cops in Georgia go undercover as construction workers to catch distracted drivers
There might just be a badge behind the next visibility vest you see inside a road construction site. Police in Marietta, Georgia, have gone undercover, but they arenât infiltrating the mob or a drug operation. Theyâre wearing hard hats and holding stops signs in a road work zone, according to WSB-TV. Several Marietta Police officers recently dressed [âŚ]
August 4, 2015
Workforce
Construction workers befriend homesick 4-year-old, make him part of the crew
How would you feel about a 4 year old telling you to âGet back to work?â A construction crew in Maine knows the feeling well, and loves it. According to a report from the Portland Press Herald, Harold and Felicia Murray have two children: 4-year-old Spencer and 1-year-old Willow. The family recently moved to Waterville [âŚ]
July 29, 2015
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