I have been in the construction industry my whole life. As was my great grandfather who built the castles in Olomouc, Czech Republic but left to find the freedom offered by...
Reshaping the Industry
Three actions are necessary to build a thriving, profitable and durable construction industry:
- Acceptance. Recognize current situations and challenges and accept they are real.
- Leadership. Embrace core values and principles as innovators and leaders.
- Solutions. Collaborate among owners, contractors and workforce for solutions.
Construction spending, number of metros with job gains rise in October Editor’s note: Construction Citizen is proud to partner with AGC America to bring you AGC Chief...
A 19-year-old construction worker who barely survived a worksite accident at a high-rise construction project in downtown Austin says he was fired because he told federal safety...
Job gains spread to 39 states; material, labor costs remain mild; starts rise, MHC saysEditor’s note: Construction Citizen is proud to partner with AGC America to bring you...
Our readers know all too well that the problem of payroll fraud, or worker misclassification, has become a cancer for the construction industry and that quite a few states have...
Today, Wednesday, November 20th, 2013, Houston City Council made history passing the first municipal ordinance cracking down on wage theft in Texas and only the second in a major...
When people think about sexual harassment, they usually envision a male co-worker or supervisor targeting a female employee. Most people know that this scenario can be reversed,...
Budget cuts hit federal, supplier demand for space; suburban, medical offices pick upEditor’s note: Construction Citizen is proud to partner with AGC America to bring you...
Cristina Tzintzún, the executive director and co-founder of Austin’s Workers Defense Project (WDP), was a guest last Friday on the MSNBC show Up Late with Alec Baldwin. As...
