Tag: construction workforce

Roadbuilding

Boston, PennDOT halt construction projects due to coronavirus; AGC opposes construction bans

Boston’s mayor has called a halt to construction projects in the city for 14 days in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement comes amid a construction boom in Boston, which has 33 reported cases of COVID-19. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has also suspended indefinitely construction projects it oversees. A day after Boston’s announcement, […]

March 18, 2020

Workforce

ConExpo 2020 to showcase career opportunities in equipment industry for youth

This year’s ConExpo show will be the site for a new effort to help the heavy equipment industry address the worker shortage by recruiting young workers. The show will feature a new Workforce Solutions Area, where more than 1,000 students will learn about career opportunities in the industry. Various organizations will introduce students, as well […]

March 3, 2020

Recruiting & retention

Dozer Day is building the next generation of equipment operators and construction professionals

What kid doesn’t love big construction machines? While the industry struggles to find manpower, Dozer Day is exposing kids ages 2 to 12 to the world of heavy equipment in the hopes that they’ll carry that enthusiasm into their teenage years, their educational choices and eventually their adult careers. That’s the theory anyway, behind Dozer […]

September 24, 2019

Business

Construction trades may be excluded in Trump’s new apprenticeship proposal

Trump's apprenticeship proposal to change the way apprenticeships are managed may not include construction trades. If included IRAPs would control the programs.

June 28, 2019

Workforce

AEM announces $50,000 in equipment industry workforce development grants

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is awarding the grants to organizations that are helping to further equipment industry workforce development.

June 21, 2019

Business

AGC CEO: Failure to enact House immigration bill hurts construction industry

Failure to enact the House immigration bill will remove tens of thousands of men and women from the domestic construction workforce says AGC CEO. Details here.

June 6, 2019

Workforce

Opinion: Tragedy of Notre Dame points to neglect of vocational education

Amid all the reporting about the Notre Dame fire in the press, one fact is particularly disturbing. According to The Wall Street Journal, the fire was caused by – get this – deferred maintenance. An excerpt: In 2013, the cathedral hired Didier Dupuy and his son to scale the building and install lightning rods at different […]

May 16, 2019

Recruiting & retention

Denver program connects workers with construction industry careers

A program in Denver helps employers in the construction industry find workers and is exceeding all expectations. Get more information here on Equipment World.

January 23, 2019

Recruiting & retention

S.D. tech school hosts high schoolers at Construction Awareness Day Camp

Western Dakota Tech held its annual Construction Awareness Day Camp for over 100 high school students. Get more details on the event here on Equipment World.

October 24, 2018

Recruiting & retention

AEM intros online toolkit to help contractors tap schools, community for workers

Association of Equipment Manufacturers developed the Workforce Development Toolkit that aids contractors find workers by accessing schools and the community.

September 19, 2018

Workforce

Contractors fear worker shortage affecting safety on the job

According to the Commercial Construction Index, more than half of contractors surveyed believe a lack of skilled workers is the top safety risk on the job.

September 17, 2018

Business

Construction adds 23,000 jobs in August, employment remains at 10-year high

The construction industry added more jobs for another consecutive month with thousands of workers being added to payrolls in the month of August. Learn more.

September 10, 2018