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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.
What challenges is the construction industry facing?  What principles, like sustainable value and social responsibility, should industry leaders embrace?  Where will the solutions come from?
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Seasonally adjusted construction employment fell from July to August in 29 states, rose in 19 states, and was flat Nebraska, Vermont, and the District of Columbia, according to...
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The construction industry had 306,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Construction employment, seasonally adjusted, totaled 8,295,000 in August, a dip of 7,000 from July and the third monthly decline in a row, according to AGC’s analysis ...