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Workforce

Crew saves co-worker’s life using CPR on Missouri construction site

When Curtis Todd’s co-workers saw him lying flat on the ground as the crew worked on a residential jobsite in Columbia, Missouri, they thought he had simply slipped when hooking a chute to the back of a concrete truck. Co-worker Bill Parsons said the crew even joked about it. That was before they saw the blood. […]

April 22, 2015

Business

Indiana Senate passes repeal of common construction wage; Gov. Pence expected to sign

Amid a storm of protest, the Indiana Senate on Wednesday passed the repeal of a state law which sets baseline wages for construction workers on certain public projects. According to a report from the Indianapolis Star, the Senate voted 27-22 in favor of House Bill 1019. The House passed the bill February 23. Before passing the bill, the Senate made […]

April 16, 2015

Workforce

Family of Houston worker shot on jobsite offers large reward for capture of his killer

The family of a 19-year-old construction worker killed on a Houston jobsite is offering a large reward for the capture of his killer. Frank Medrano was working alone inside a house under construction in February when a man walked onto the jobsite and attempted to rob him. The encounter ended with the suspect shooting and killed Medrano […]

April 15, 2015

Workforce

Construction mishap fills half-mile of Oakland creek with concrete

While crews were working to back-fill a replaced water pipe in Oakland, California, Wednesday, a bit of negligence has led to a giant mess and concern for wildlife. According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, workers were back-filling the 2 miles of the 24-inch pipe with cellular concrete when the valve at the end […]

April 10, 2015

Workforce

Concrete workers save 2 children from burning home in Iowa

After seeing signs of fire at a home near their Iowa jobsite, two concrete workers braved the blaze Monday afternoon to save two children. According to a report from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Travis Moen and Ryan Siems were working on a driveway installation in Evansdale when they noticed a nearby duplex was burning. After attempting to […]

April 8, 2015

Business

Construction employment fell in March, snapping a 14-month streak of job gains

For the first time since December 2013, U.S. construction industry employment has fallen. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, U.S. construction firms lost 1,000 jobs in March. The industry now employs 6.344 million Americans. The new data also revised downward the employment figure for February from the previously reported 6.354 million, to 6.345 million. The […]

April 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT uses “work zone simulation room” to show drivers the dangers of road construction

Construction can be a dangerous job and when you throw in people in a hurry driving alongside you, it becomes exponentially more dangerous. Citing data saying 23 highway workers are killed each month in the U.S., the Ohio Department of Transportation invited the public to get a feel for just how dangerous road work can […]

April 1, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker killed in senseless Connecticut jobsite shooting

Another shooting has claimed the life of a construction worker while on the job, this time in Connecticut. According to a report from WSFB TV, Jose Araujo, 31, was killed by one of a spray of bullets fired by a man who just moments ago had walked onto a Bridgeport jobsite to inquire about a job. […]

March 30, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker arrested after attacking co-worker with forklift in Texas

A worker on a Texas jobite was fortunate to have survived an attack last week after an apparent disagreement led a co-worker to attack him with a forklift. According to a report from KWTX, Baylor police arrested and charged Jason Dale Matus, 37, with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on March 18. Police told […]

March 26, 2015

Workforce

If construction wants to tap the millennial workforce, industry must abandon tribal knowledge for Web reference

Last week while attending the Association of Equipment Management Professionals Management Conference and Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, I heard a term I’d never heard before: “tribal knowledge.” I thought it sounded like a pretty cool thing until I looked it up on Google. Turns out tribal knowledge is a term used in SixSigma, which defines […]

March 25, 2015

Workforce

Women in Concrete Forum to address diversity, sustainability

The International Concrete Sustainability Conference, scheduled for May 11 through 13 in Miami, will open with the second Women in Concrete Forum. Focusing on the role of women in the concrete industry, the forum will address how gender diversity can assist with concrete industry sustainability. Open for participation from both women and men, the forum […]

March 24, 2015

Workforce

BuildOurNebraska.com launches to address state’s worker shortage issues

With more workers aging out of the industry than it is currently bringing in, construction professionals in Nebraska are seeing the same impacts from a shortage of skilled workers as most other states in the U.S. According to a report from the Lincoln Journal Star, a coalition of groups, including the Associated General Contractors of Nebraska, […]

March 24, 2015