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Turner Mining Group Finds Such Success with Hiring, It Starts a Staffing Agency
Too many applicants and not enough open positions. It sounds unfamiliar but that's what drove this contractor to start a staffing agency.
June 7, 2022
“The Sargent Academy” – A Contractor’s New Way to Attract Employees
The company uses a university dorm and for six weeks immerses new hires in the construction business. Watch the latest episode of The Dirt.
May 6, 2022
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Recruiting & retention
How Did This Contractor Grow from Zero to Hundreds of Employees in 5 Years?
Turner Mining Group burst onto the scene in 2017, quickly hiring hundreds of workers nationwide. Here are recruiting and retention lessons from their rapid growth.
April 11, 2022
Dealers
West Side Tractor’s Diane Benck Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Labor Shortage
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but ongoing stigma from parents and educators, as well as a lack of incentives to pursue technical education, has to change, Benck told the subcommittee.
April 7, 2022
Workforce
No More Last-Minute Hiring: 3 Ways to Stay Ahead of Construction Labor Demands
When it comes to hiring and recruitment, time is a contractor’s best friend.
February 18, 2022
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
AGC: 80% of contractors report hiring difficulties, though confidence in industry is high
As construction firms continue to report difficulty in finding workers, Associated General Contractors is calling on federal officials to help the industry, including investing more in career and technical education. AGC seeks a doubling in federal funding for such programs over the next five years. It also wants Congress and President Trump to reach an […]
August 29, 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
Roadbuilding
Groups working to recruit more women to transportation workforce
ARTBA and the WTS have formed an alliance to support and advance women in the transportation infrastructure sector. Get more heavy equipment industry news here.
October 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
Workforce development, transportation funding, policy reform priorities for new AASHTO president
The AASHTO elected executive director of the Utah DOT Carlos Braceras as the new president and Missouri DOT Director Patrick McKenna as vice president.
September 26, 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
Recruiting & retention
The labor shortage is getting worse. Here’s how construction companies and AGC chapters are fighting back.
As labor shortage increases, construction companies and AGC chapters are taking matters into their own hands to remedy the situation. Get the details today!
August 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
Denver RTD introduces girls to transportation, construction careers
Denver's Regional Transportation District introduced several young girls from Colorado and New Mexico to jobs in the transportation and construction industries.
July 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
MnDOT creates interactive map to link contractors with small businesses and diverse workers
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is inviting contractors to use a newly created digital mapping system to find approved subcontractors and to hire veterans, women and minorities. “We developed the Mapping Minnesota tool to provide a quick and easy way to link contractors and small businesses to current and future projects,” said Kim Collins, MnDOT’s […]
January 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts in 2017
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved five construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts totaling nearly $20.2 million at its December 21 meeting. And in all, the board approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts for 2017 for the tollway, an administrative agency of the State of Illinois. Of those 86 contracts, 78 were […]
December 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
APAC-Kansas donates Roadtec paver to spur interest in diesel technician careers
APAC-Kansas Inc., an Oldcastle company, donated a 2003 Roadtec asphalt paver valued at $20,000 to Salina Area Technical College and treated students students and faculty to a BBQ lunch, ksal.com reports. Mike Warren, equipment manager for APAC-Kansas in Salina, and area manager Jason Heis told the news agency that the company wanted to donate the paver […]
October 7, 2016
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