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Construction industry unites to launch Go Build America, a nationwide workforce initiative
Across the nation, employers need more than a million workers to meet construction industry demand – but the work force is shrinking, becoming older, and fewer young people are entering the trades. The average age of a tradesman today is 47, and only one out of 10 are women, according to Go Build America, a […]
January 5, 2018
Business
Go Build Tennessee seeks to replenish state’s aging construction workforce
Nearly one year after signing the Go Build Tennessee Act into law, Gov. Bill Haslam last week launched the statewide construction workforce recruiting program the bill will fund. With a stated goal of “inspiring young people to consider a career in the skilled trades,” Go Build Tennessee will receive more than $2 million in funding from excess […]
May 25, 2016
Business
Wages for construction and other skilled trades are on the rise
Wages for skilled tradesmen in the construction and mining as well as those in logging and manufacturing are on the rise, according to a new report from the Economist. Citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report says that hourly wages have grown at an annual rate of around 2 percent for the last […]
June 4, 2014
Workforce
Go Build Alabama helps boost trade school attendance 30%, redirects ads to teens
Nearly four years into the Go Build Alabama construction career promotion, there’s evidence kids are heeding and acting on its message, says Jason Phelps, executive director of the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute, which heads the program. “Alabama has seen a 30 percent increase between the past two school years in the number of enrollments in […]
June 3, 2014
Business
Mike Rowe: “We no longer equate dirt with success. But we should.”
We like Mike Rowe. His Go Build series of TV spots and YouTube videos do a great job of introducing people to the construction industry and trades and how happy and successful you can be in those jobs. He’s honest and outspoken about how our country undervalues vocational training and the skills gap that’s created. […]
August 15, 2013
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The perks of being a road builder
Go Build Alabama has a great series of videos explaining available construction jobs by interviewing the guys who are in the field every day. Check out this interview with operator/road builder Jeryl Collins of Dunn Construction. Collins discusses how he become a road builder, what it takes and why it's a great job.
September 13, 2012
Workforce
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By Equipment World Staff   Dozer, grader advances highlight Deere’s 175th  This year, John Deere celebrates its 175th year, a history that includes the company’s entry into construction equipment in the mid-1950s. Key products along the way include: 1958: The first all-hydraulic dozer, the Model 64, featured a new six-way power-angle-tilt (PAT) blade. The operator could control tilt, angle, […]
August 28, 2012
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