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Extreme heat plus masks takes toll on construction workers
Wearing a face mask in the extreme heat of the summer months is taking a toll on construction workers. Check out these tips for keeping cool on Equipment World.
September 3, 2020
Workforce
Opinion: To fix labor shortage, contractors must work to debunk stereotypes, misconceptions around the trades
At ConExpo this year, I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs and the Mike Rowe Works Foundation about what contractors need to do about the skilled-labor shortage. When people in this industry talk about the labor problem, it’s usually about what others should be doing – schools, government, parents, guidance counselors. All […]
April 6, 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
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
Workforce
If kids raised on the jobsite are any indication, more industry exposure will solve construction’s worker shortage
Could construction industry exposure reduce construction worker shortage? Read what three brothers say about growing up and working in construction here.
April 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
Workforce development is new NAPA Chairman John Harper’s top priority
John Harper was sworn in to serve as the 2019 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association during its annual meeting. Get details on Equipment World.
January 23, 2019
Driver/operator coaching/training
Get trained in underground utility mapping skills at the at the Utility Investigation School
Improve underground utility locating and mapping skills at Utility Investigation School hosted by the Trenchless Technology Center at Louisiana Tech.
January 10, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ill. Tollway approves $82.2M in contracts in Nov.
This includes the Illinois Tollway’s $4 billion Central Tri-State Tollway Project to increase capacity, reduce congestion and improve travel reliability.
December 7, 2018
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
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