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Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Brian and Dick Churchill
Although hard work can take you a long way as a contractor, adaptability and a willingness to consider new ideas can truly set you apart from the competition. Brian and Dick Churchill of The GroundsKeeper, a commercial landscape contracting firm in the Boston area, have done just that. Intelligent choices paired with meticulous attention to […]
July 9, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Ron King and Kevin Montes
The evolution of Skyline Engineers into a family business has been gradual. Ron King started the firm with two partners in 1979, concentrating on engineering and surveying. Before King and his partners split amicably in 1985, his wife Rita joined the firm to handle the office. At the time, King used his former partner Johnny […]
June 12, 2007
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Recruiting & retention
On Record: Give heed to trucking’s siren call
See if any of this sounds familiar: · Demographic trends will turn against this industry during the next 10 years. The size of the white male population ages 35-54 – currently providing more than half the workers in this industry – will decline by more than 3 million people between 2004 and 2014. · During […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year: Duke Long, Interstate Sawing, West Bend, Wisconsin
During his 12-year stint as a concrete cutter working for another company, Duke Long would practice a mind game. “Every time I stepped out of a truck on a job, I pretended it was my business and my job,” he says. The fantasy only went so far, however. When he was 33 years old, Long […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Hiring, training and keeping technicians
If you are a construction company owner or manager, hiring your first equipment technician is a step not taken lightly. After all, servicing and repairing machinery is not how you make money. And most of today’s equipment dealers offer such comprehensive maintenance and extended warranty packages you could run equipment for years and never have […]
June 12, 2007
Recruiting & retention
Maintenance Management: Finding and training the next generation of technicians
Everybody knows the construction industry is facing a dire shortage of skilled technicians to service equipment. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it is possible to fill your manpower needs with bright, well-trained young men and women. The trick is to get involved and start recruiting early. The construction companies that do […]
June 12, 2007
Business
First Word: Business and family values
Is a good work ethic a genetic trait? And do family-run businesses have an advantage over others? Everything I’ve seen seems to indicate a can-do attitude and a capacity for hard work run in families. Here at Randall Publishing our ever-capable and always-upbeat administrative assistant Dixie Miller also happens to be the mother of three […]
June 12, 2007
Recruiting & retention
On Record: Helmets to payroll
It has all the earmarks of an excellent idea: actively recruit the 200,000 men and women leaving the military each year to turn the wrenches in our shops and fill our crews. Many come with specific training for these jobs – and even if they don’t, they’ve been through the rigors of boot camp, have […]
January 7, 2007
Workforce
Monster launches construction career resource center
Monster and the National Center for Construction Education and Research have created an online career resource center focused on construction industry employment opportunities. The co-branded site for employers and job seekers is accessible through both organizations’ websites. Visitors can search the site for local and national construction jobs, build resumes, create personal job searches, access […]
August 25, 2005
Recruiting & retention
Laborers’ Union attending AFL-CIO meeting despite reservations
The general president of the Laborers’ Union reaffirmed the group’s commitment to the AFL-CIO Monday as two of the nation’s largest unions — the Service Employees International and the Teamsters — broke away from the umbrella federation following a Sunday announcement they would not attend its four-day convention in Chicago. The head of the Laborers’ […]
August 2, 2005
Recruiting & retention
Unions discontent with AFL-CIO form coalition
Unhappy with the AFL-CIO’s recruiting efforts, five of the group’s largest unions – including the Laborers’ Union — formed an alliance June 15 aimed at boosting participation in the nation’s organized labor movement. The Change to Win Coalition, led by the Service Employees International Union, also includes the Teamsters, Unite-Here and the United Food and […]
June 21, 2005
Recruiting & retention
AEM elects 10 new members
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has elected 10 companies to membership in the international trade group for makers and marketers of construction- and agriculture-related equipment and services. They are: · Ag1Source of Hesston, Kan., a provider of executive search and recruiting services · Asphalt Reheat Systems of Madison, Wis., a manufacturer of portable heaters, trailer […]
December 5, 2004
Recruiting & retention
NADC recruits students for careers in demolition
The National Association of Demolition Contractors is visiting college campuses across the country as part of an aggressive campaign to encourage students to consider the demolition industry as a career path. The organization hopes to spark an interest in students primarily in engineering or construction management programs. According to Michael Taylor, executive director of NADC, […]
February 24, 2003
Business
Flash Facts
MANUFACTURER NEWS Kenworth, Allison extend transmission discounts Kenworth and Allison Transmission are extending until May 7 a program that offers discounts on three transmissions when they are used in particular Kenworth construction trucks. The program offers discounts for Allison’s HD4060, HD4560 and HD4070 automatic transmissions on Kenworth T800 112-inch and 120-inch BBC, C500 and selected […]
November 13, 2002
Business
ConstructionJobs.com, subcontractors’ group form partnership
ConstructionJobs.com and the American Subcontractors Association announced a business affiliation last week that will offer ASA members a 20 percent discount on the job board’s rates for posting job openings and searching for job candidates. “The shortage of qualified labor in the construction industries has long been a problem, and these partnerships keep us aligned […]
November 6, 2002
Business
Sluggish economy creates cocooned workers
The stagnant economy has caused many workers to cocoon themselves in their current jobs, waiting for the nation’s financial situation to improve so new jobs will open, according to the authors of the Heman Trend Alert, a newsletter advising employers about employee retention. These workers are used to the freedom of switching jobs for better […]
October 10, 2002
Recruiting & retention
Program to target former military personnel for construction jobs
To help battle the construction industry’s worker shortage, unions and several contractor associations are joining forces to create a program with the goal of recruiting 700,000 military veterans over the next five years. The program is called “Helmets to Hardhats,” and it would establish the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment & Veterans Employment. The center […]
September 24, 2002
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