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The major issue is job skills mismatch. The people looking for jobs are not trained in the skills that employers need in order to hire them.
Reshaping the Construction Industry
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Employers across Texas are changing up their workforce game plans as a shortage of skilled labor really starts to affect the ability of those companies to deliver for their customers.
June 21, 2017
Senior executive succession planning is a current priority for many construction companies. Baby boomers are reaching ages where they seek to retire or work significantly less. To custom tailor exits or cutbacks, where there is a legal “change of control,” requires deep, strategic thinking, guided by experienced, neutral, outside advisors.
June 20, 2017
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose in 42 states from May 2016 to May 2017 and fell in eight states and the District of Columbia, an AGC analysis of BLS data released Friday showed.
June 19, 2017
The supermodel who famously transformed England’s iconic London’s Tower Bridge into a sky-high catwalk as well as other remarkable fashion productions over the past five years is set to impress with the first ever fashion phenomenon atop the modern engineering masterpiece, Hoover Dam, on June 26, 2017.
June 16, 2017
No, that is not kickball, it is “kickback,” and it takes place more times than anyone expects. When cases are brought to light and to court, they seem to most often involve public sector cases. Maybe the private sector cases never make it to the light of day.
June 15, 2017
Recent employment numbers show Houston MSA added a surprisingly strong 18,700 jobs in April. Maybe too strong, according to Patrick Jankowski, vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership.
June 14, 2017
Despite what’s been widely described as a very tough legislative session for various business interests, the construction industry’s associations in Texas were able to claim some significant victories during the 2017 Legislature.
June 13, 2017
There were 203,000 construction industry job openings, not seasonally adjusted, at the end of April—the highest April level since 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).
June 12, 2017
We have watched and written about Apple Campus 2, the brainchild of Steve Jobs before he died, several times during the last two years of construction. We have been fascinated by the meticulous attention to quality and detail that the architects, contractors, subs and suppliers have devoted to creating what many call "The Mothership” because of its circular spaceship-like design.
June 09, 2017
