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Business

2017 Construction Intern of the Year scholarship applications open Aug. 1

Construction estimating software developer HCSS has announced that it will begin taking applications for its 2017 Construction Intern of the Year scholarship program on August 1. Now in its third year, the Intern of the Year program will award $10,000 to one grand prize winner. Four finalists will each receive a $4,000 scholarship and 12 honorable […]

July 6, 2017

Workforce

Construction adds 11,000 jobs in May; unemployment falls again

The U.S. construction industry added 11,000 jobs in May, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The industry now employs 6.881 million Americans, an increase of 3 percent over the May 2016 figure. The May report also revised the April employment figure downward from the previously reported 6.877 million to 6.870 million. The revision makes what […]

June 2, 2017

Roadbuilding

Komatsu, NCDOT team up to give students first-hand look at construction jobs at Extreme Sandbox

Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Fund, 40 Warren County High School students from Warrenton (16 girls and 24 boys) took a 20-hour bus ride to the Extreme Sandbox in Hastings, Minn., to learn about construction industry jobs and learn to operate heavy equipment. The students were able to hop […]

May 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT donates snowplow to Riverland Community College truck driving program

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has donated a snowplow to Riverland Community College in Austin, Minnesota, to use in the school’s truck driving program. The program “offers hands-on and classroom training for careers in the transportation industry,” and equipment such as the snowplow exposes students to real-world equipment and scenarios, the department says. MnDOT also plans to […]

April 13, 2017

Workforce

Construction adds 6,000 jobs in March

Though the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. March’s report also brought a revision […]

April 10, 2017

Workforce

Construction sees largest monthly jobs increase in nearly a decade; home starts up 3%

The U.S. construction industry added 58,000 jobs in February, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Monthly jobs figures can change as the department revises past estimates month to month, but if February’s figure holds, it would be the second-largest monthly construction jobs gain of the last 10 years. The largest increase of the last decade belongs […]

March 16, 2017

Business

Alexander Acosta is President Trump’s new nomination for Secretary of Labor

Less than 24 hours after Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination as Secretary of Labor, President Trump announced the nomination of Alexander Acosta to fill the position during a press conference at the White House, saying, “I think he’ll be a tremendous Secretary of Labor,” The Hill reports. Acosta is a Republican and served on the National Labor […]

February 17, 2017

Workforce

Tribes: Why construction should strive to build tight-knit communities

It’s Thanksgiving, the day Americans celebrate the preservation of our pilgrim ancestors thanks to the generosity of the Native American Wampanoag tribe. In large part, the Wampanoag showed the Puritans how to properly exist in this new land. Their gift was the foundation of the new American community, much of which ran deep in the history […]

November 23, 2016

Workforce

Construction adds 23,000 jobs in September

Following a small decline in August, construction employment rebounded in September with a healthy addition of 23,000 jobs. The construction industry now employs 6.669 million Americans, a 3-percent increase over the September 2015 mark, according to preliminary estimates from the Labor Department. So far this year the construction industry has added an estimated 72,000 total […]

October 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT hosts 15th annual Construction Career Day in Oklahoma City

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Civil Rights Division recently hosted its 15th annual Construction Career Day for students in the Oklahoma City metro area as an effort to provide hands-on experience with industry experts. The theme for this year was “Tools to Build Your Future.” The hands-on portion of the event included students being […]

September 20, 2016

Workforce

Construction loses 6,000 jobs in August

Though July snapped a three-month streak of jobs losses for the U.S. construction industry, August brought another dip with a decrease of 6,000 workers. Construction employment is now estimated at 6.640 million Americans, a 3-percent increase over the August 2015 mark, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The department’s latest data also revised […]

September 6, 2016

Business

Construction’s labor shortage easing? U.S. firms reporting trouble finding skilled workers falls to 69%

For the first time in the last four years, the percentage of U.S. construction firms reporting trouble filling hourly craft positions has fallen. However, contractors don’t seem to think things are getting much better. According to the latest national survey by the Associated General Contractors of America, 69 percent of U.S. firms polled said they […]

August 31, 2016