An astounding 83 percent of construction firms around the nation are having trouble finding enough workers and the numbers in Texas are even worse, according to a new survey...
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?
A recent study by the National Women’s Law Center called Women In Construction: Still Breaking Ground examines the current state of women in construction and finds that the...
Rowdy behavior on construction jobsites is by no means a new phenomenon. Any employer who’s been through litigation stemming from sexual or racial harassment on a jobsite is...
There is currently not enough information available about career opportunities in the construction industry. This means that educating everybody about our industry is...
The following article originally appeared in the October newsletter to clients of Kiley Advisors, LLC. Reprinted with permission.Every CEO and senior executive has, as a...
The federal government is getting more serious all the time about cracking down on businesses that pretend their employees are subcontractors when, by law, they should be paid as...
Workforce shortages have been predicted for decades. I recall a sociology professor talking about the “snake eating a pig” theory of demographics and how that would be a...
Following concerns raised here on Construction Citizen by contractors in Austin, the Austin Community College Board of Trustees has decided to create a task force to hammer out...
The following article was written by Marek Workforce Development Coordinator, Arthur Ehmling and was originally published on MarekBros.com.After the 2014 Workforce Development...
