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Workforce

Infographic examines average salary of construction project managers

The folks over at Same Day Steel have put together an interesting infographic examining the salary of construction project managers. As the infographic lays out, project managers have more than a few responsibilities on the jobsite, including making sure that all safety and labor regulations are being met in addition to building codes. And that’s […]

August 22, 2013

Business

Rising materials costs, labor shortage, financing woes preventing apartment builders from meeting demand

As we reported last Friday, construction on new homes was up 6 percent in July largely thanks to a 26-percent jump in apartment construction. And that’s been the case for just about the entire year. Any time there’s a gain in overall home starts, apartments are the main contributor. And as we told you back […]

August 19, 2013

Workforce

Rosie’s Girls camp introduces Cincinnati teens to the construction industry

For the past six years, a summer day camp in Cincinnati has introduced dozens of teenage girls to the construction industry with hands-on training. This year’s three week course graduated 18 girls from 15 different Cincinnati communities, according to a report from ABC affiliate WCPO. Over the course of the camp, the girls took electrical, […]

August 12, 2013

Business

Construction loses 6k jobs in July, unemployment drops to lowest rate since 2008

The U.S. construction industry lost 6,000 jobs in July, but enjoyed the sixth straight month of unemployment rate decreases. The total number of Americans employed by the industry now stands at 5.793 million, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry’s unemployment rate fell from June’s mark of 9.8 percent to 9.1 […]

August 2, 2013

Business

Opinion: If Obama wants job growth, he should start by asking the EPA to calculate how many jobs they’ve destroyed

The president spent an hour last week giving a speech detailing yet another jobs program. During the last election cycle we were promised a new era of green jobs facilitated by the hand of government. Now it’s “infrastructure,” he says. That’s where the jobs are! Obama’s been talking about infrastructure for six years now and […]

July 31, 2013

Workforce

Mike Rowe: American education system undervalues vocational skills

A big advocate for improving vocational training here in the U.S., ‘Dirty Jobs’ star Mike Rowe recently delivered a keynote at the Skills USA event in Kansas City. Before delivering his address at the event, a national competition for high school and college students that puts their vocational skills to the test, Rowe sat down with TV […]

July 17, 2013

Business

Southeast Wisconsin construction projects delayed by skilled labor shortage

Add southeast Wisconsin to the list of places in the U.S. feeling the impact of a skilled labor shortage in construction. The Janesville Gazette reports that contractors in that area are “busier than they’ve been in a long time,” thanks to numerous housing starts popping up. The Gazette interviewed contractor Kevin Ferguson, owner of Ferguson […]

July 15, 2013

Business

Construction adds 13k jobs in June, unemployment drops to 9.8%

U.S. construction added 13,000 jobs in June, giving the industry its highest employment total in nearly four years. The total number of Americans employed by the industry stands at 5.812 million, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s the highest employment the industry has seen since 5.851 million Americans were employed […]

July 5, 2013

Workforce

Construction industry lobbyists continue to fight for more guest worker visas as immigration bill moves to House

As the House of Representatives prepares to consider the immigration bill that recently passed the Senate, construction industry lobbyists are preparing for their final chance to increase the limit on guest worker visas offered to the industry. According to a report from the Washington Post, construction industry advocates say more than 200,000 new workers will […]

July 1, 2013

Workforce

Carpenters’ strike would stop work at several NYC construction projects, including World Trade Center

Some of New York City’s biggest commercial construction projects would be halted should the Manufacturing Woodworkers Association not hammer out a deal with 350 cabinetmakers and wood installers that comprise the Local 2790. According to a report by the New York Daily News, work at “4 World Trade Center, the General Motors building on Fifth Avenue […]

July 1, 2013

Workforce

Minnesota construction training program for women has 90% job placement rate

Facing big projects like the St. Croix Crossing bridge, the Central Corridor Light Rail and a new football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, more and more women are filling Minnesota’s need for construction workers thanks to a training program in Minneapolis. Women Wear Hard Hats Too is a 20-week program that seeks to fully prepare women for […]

June 26, 2013

Safety

Collapse near Texas A&M campus injures 4 construction workers

The collapse of an equestrian complex currently under construction about a mile from the Texas A&M University main campus in College Station left four construction workers injured, one critically, reports CBS News. The collapse happened around 11 a.m. Saturday with between 25 and 30 workers at the scene. According to College Station news station KBTX, […]

June 24, 2013