By DAVIS Construction | Originally posted on bizjournals.com With each passing year, the ever-growing gulf between labor demands and labor availability in construction continues to expand. In their most recent report, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) predicts that in 2024, the construction industry must hire an additional 501,000 workers, atop their normal hiring practices […]
By Mitchell Keller | Originally posted on constructionbriefing.com Citing divisional efforts to “increase awareness and improve compliance”, the US Department of Labor (DOL) will hold an informational seminar on 29 August to cover the ins-and-outs of prevailing wage rules on federally-funded projects. The full-day meeting will deliver sessions detailing labour standard protections from the Davis-Bacon […]
By Rishi Grover | Originally posted on venasolutions.com The construction business comes with its own particular set of challenges, from scheduling conflicts to safety issues. Costs can unexpectedly inflate and demand can be unpredictable. Real estate developers and industry pros rely on construction budget management to navigate these challenges. But, issues like unpredictable weather, fluctuating […]
By Mark Gruenberg | Originally posted on peoplesworld.org WACO, Texas —In yet another case of successful judge-shopping by a right-wing corporate chieftain, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of Waco, Texas, a Donald Trump appointee in the rural area of a deep-red state, has ruled the National Labor Relations Board’s makeup and procedures may be unconstitutional. […]
By constructionbusinessowner.com | Originally posted on constructionbusinessowner.com WASHINGTON (Aug. 2, 2024) — The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 239,000 jobs, an increase of […]
By Scott Judy | Originally posted on enr.com Construction maintained its streak of monthly jobs gains in July, but an overall slowdown in hiring and an increase in the nationwide unemployment rate, to 4.3%, cast doubt on the ability of the U.S. economy to sustain growth moving forward. “It appears that America is headed into […]
By Gigi Wood | Originally posted on forconstructionpros.com ABC released its 2024 Workforce Development Survey, which found its member contractors invested $1.6 billion to provide craft, leadership and health and safety education to more than 1.3 million course attendees. Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released its 2024 Workforce Development Survey, which found its member contractors invested $1.6 […]
By Shannon Pettypiece | Originally posted on nbcnews.com The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates among professions, with an estimated 6,000 construction workers dying by suicide in 2022. In a swath of Arizona desert that will soon be home to a multibillion-dollar semiconductor plant, Justin Azbill stood before thousands of construction workers and […]
By Ft Wayne Times | Originally posted on ftwaynetimes.com Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) donated a school bus to the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) and the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) today. The bus will be used at the Safety Village to educate students on how to evacuate a bus safely during emergencies such as […]
By Dennis Howard | Originally posted on forconstructionpros.com This column offers advice about adjusting to higher sticker prices on most types of equipment. Whether you’re browsing construction equipment on the lot or food in your local grocery store, there’s a good chance you’ve done a double-take at prices within the last year. Unfortunately, construction equipment […]