Entries by Mance Creative

ABC Indiana/Kentucky Presents 2023 Excellence in Construction Awards

By Building Excellence | Originally posted on dxc.news The Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana/Kentucky (ABC) proudly celebrate the excellence achieved by their member companies each year through the prestigious Excellence in Construction Awards. This annual event not only acknowledges exceptional projects, but also serves as a powerful catalyst for increasing community awareness regarding the […]

Tips for leading a multigenerational team

By NRCA | Originally posted on nrca.net Associated Builders and Contractors reported in 2022 that more than one in five construction workers currently are older than 55. As companies work to recruit young workers to help combat the industry’s labor shortage, it is important leaders understand how to manage and lead multigenerational teams. According to […]

Building the Future: How to Attract Gen Z to the Construction and Utilities Industry

By MSW Magazine | Originally posted on mswmag.com A new study shows America is failing to prepare future workers for high-paying construction careers. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors, construction had 366,000 job openings by the end of May this year. The results come as Generation Z — those born from the mid-1990s to the early […]

Slowdown in number of workers quitting construction industry

By Neil Gerrard | Originally posted on international-construction.com The number of construction workers in the US quitting the industry has started to slow, as opportunities in rival industries dry up. That’s according to new figures from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) which has studied data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. ABC found that there […]

Construction Job Openings at 350,000, Says ABC

By Construction Superintendent | Originally posted on consupt.com The construction industry had 350,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which […]

Why are construction workers supposedly the happiest of any major industry?

By Neil Gerrard | Originally posted on international-construction.com Employees are unhappier than ever across all industries, according to new research. And yet construction workers are, perhaps surprisingly, the happiest in any major industry in the US. The findings come as part of a new report by HR software provider BambooHR. It found that construction workers […]