History and Hope: The Past Fifty YearsEditor’s note: In part one of this series last week, Pat Kiley’s article Construction Craftwork as a Career began as he listed the “...
Renewing the Workforce
Construction is a large and complex worldwide industry constantly shaped by new information technologies, advanced materials, environmental policies, regulations and changing building methods. Most importantly, though, construction is shaped by people. Sustaining a strong industry requires attracting and valuing a skilled, career-driven, high quality workforce... who also like to build! How is the construction industry attracting the skilled workforce for future growth market demands? Do prospective candidates see construction as a viable career choice?
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...
Houston, Texas is on track to have many more well paying job openings with secure futures and stability. At least, that can be the case if we start developing our workforce...
Just last week, construction executive Stan Marek recently noted here on Construction Citizen, “The labor situation in Houston is heading into the biggest crisis we have ever seen...
History and Hope: The State of the WorkforceThe state of Houston’s Commercial Construction Craft Workforce is an increasingly frequent topic of conversation with contractors and...
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The idea that a four-year degree is the only path to success in America is an outdated notion. Numerous recent studies have found that our educational system as it currently...
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...
The labor situation in Houston is heading into the biggest crisis we have ever seen. For decades, our industry has relied on an immigrant labor force that, prior to 9/11,...
