Over the objections of many builders and others in the business community – and to the delight of the Workers Defense Project – the Austin City Council this past week overwhelmingly passed a resolution to move forward with certain standards for construction projects when an expedited building...
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The following article was originally published in the Houston Chronicle:Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council recently passed an ordinance encouraging apartment developers applying for tax incentives to provide workers with livable wages, offer affordable or workforce housing assistance, offer...
The following article originally appeared in the July newsletter to clients of Kiley Advisors, LLC. Reprinted with permission.We often use the positive statement when referring to a person we admire “he/she has good character,” meaning they consistently act with integrity and high ethical...
We are not talking about some weird story or gruesome act, rather the new twist on high-rise buildings around the world.The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently reported on the top 28 twisted buildings around the world. It is amazing to see how far the structural engineering...
Waldo – you know, that character wearing the red-and-white-striped shirt in the children’s picture books by Martin Handford for whom children in 28 different countries have searched since the mid-1980s – showed up this spring at a construction site across from a children’s hospital in South Bend,...
The City of Philadelphia is taking a hard line on wage theft with some stiff penalties for employers caught stiffing their workers. It is such a tough law that some have criticized it as “draconian.” But others have applauded the city’s aggressive stance.Any week that wages are found to be unpaid...
Editor's note: The following article was originally posted on MarekBros.com:On July 23rd, Marek was pleased to recognize several of our workforce development participants for various levels of graduation within our program. An earlier post by Arthur Ehmling, our corporate training coordinator,...
What many call “ghost towns” in China, one photographer calls “unborn” cities.Chicago based photographer Kai Caemmerer traveled to China to photograph a series of new town projects that are part of a Chinese national plan to house 250 million residents. He captured their images in a series that he...
Earlier this year I went to the 2016 ABC National Craft Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While the competitors were fulfilling the tasks required of them during the hands-on portion of the challenge, I talked with several of the other attendees at this event highlighting craft...
