In 1967, Leo Joeris founded Joeris General Contractors on the principle “First Build Trust”. That principle has remained both the driving force for the company and the...
Employment Standards
Effective development of the work force requires embracing a long-term and career-oriented perspective. A foundation for a sustainable workforce begins with legal work status and a proper employment relationship and is reinforced by training programs, new skills acquisition and opportunities for advancement.
Leaders from business and workers’ advocates sat down recently in Washington to talk about the road ahead when it comes to creating a sustainable workforce in the construction...
The state of the American construction workforce was described as “the Wild West” during a lively panel discussion at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC this week.During a 90...
A Houston construction executive is in the national spotlight this week for a conversation about how to improve working conditions and create a real career path for blue collar...
The Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC) 6th Annual Training, Education & Development Conference (TED) is next week and I encourage you to attend. There is...
All That Hard Work Didn’t Go Down the DrainIn 2007 the American Subcontractors Association-Houston Chapter (ASA-HC) created a safety committee to meet the needs of the members...
Editor’s note: The Crane Operator Rodeo competitions have been renamed the Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competition. The final regional competion for 2015 will...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency has released two new self-assessment guides for E-Verify Direct Access Users and for E-Verify Web Services Users....
We have written about the Obama executive order requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for all Government projects in the US. Critics have labeled this as payback to the...
