The following article was authored by Holly Welles. Holly Welles writes on real estate and construction across the web, covering the latest in innovation and industry growth. She also maintains her own blog, The Estate Update, and shares more of her work over on Twitter.According to the...
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Maintaining strong cash flow is critical – and often challenging – for construction companies and subcontractors. Cash flow became especially important when pandemic-induced labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, rising materials costs, operational restrictions, and project cancellations...
Fresh from his swearing in on Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden went to the White House and issued a long-overdue proposal for reforming the broken U.S. immigration system. The echoes of the fireworks that evening had barely faded before Republicans began raising objections to it.Among other...
Business leaders met recently at Amegy Bank in Houston for a town hall discussion on the need for immigration reform to alleviate unprecedented labor shortages as the number of open jobs in the US remains at an all-time high. Experts on immigration policy made the case for bipartisan legislation...
How companies in the commercial construction industry are addressing the worker shortage in their respective organization varies greatly. From compensation to prefabrication, they are doing what is necessary to meet their needs in recruiting and retention. So, with July being National Retirement...
Chamberlin University helps us deliver more to our clients. We believe in treating others with respect and doing the right thing in all of our business dealings. Chamberlin prides themselves on doing what they promise and then some, going the extra mile with a spirit of cooperation and a...
Designers and structural engineers have likely all played Jenga, the children’s game, with their kids and then took the idea to their studios and the street. They are having a ball with the new Jenga towers and are building them in several cities around the US and the globe. Revised height...
With less than two weeks to go before the comment period for the new proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule on Registered Apprenticeship Programs, or RAPs, will be over, it appears that the construction industry organizations have gotten the proverbial “short end of the stick” from a union-backed...
Experience the benefits of the new Werner GLIDESAFE™ Extension Ladder for the same price as a regular extension ladder at United Tool and Fastener through Feb.28, 2022. This is the gift that continues giving long after the holidays are gone.The new, easy-operating Werner GLIDESAFE™ Extension...
