By Charlie Kimmel, Construction Executive
There is a lot of discussion about the technical skills required in the construction industry. Construction firms put a premium on candidates with degrees in engineering or construction management, and it’s increasingly important for construction workers to be comfortable with various types of software and other technology as the industry evolves.
The construction industry gathered to celebrate Contractor Assistance Association (CAA) 10th anniversary and to recognize the recipients of its Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Awards.
By Rachel Burris, Construction Business Owner
There are several steps that the industry can take to transform the U.S. workforce, and the first of these is to establish and strengthen career awareness and education opportunities. The construction industry rallying behind a public-awareness campaign has the potential to change parents’ opinions and correct misconceptions.
From Forbes.com Contributor, William Craig
Making it through the day becomes the goal of most employees, along with bringing home a paycheck. Both employees and employers suffer when employee goals fail to evolve beyond those two factors.
By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report
At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion.
The “Beige Book” is a compilation of informal soundings of business conditions in each of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts, which are referenced by the name of their headquarters cities. The latest Beige Book , issued Dec. 5, is based on information collected from mid-October through late November and included these comments relevant to construction:
By Construction Dive's, Kathleen Brown
Introducing technology at a construction company isn’t as simple as supplying iPads and downloading “freemium” project management apps — it involves a plethora of hardware, software, people and processes and requires someone at the helm who understands how all of these interact in the construction business."
By Matthew Rothstein, Bisnow Philadelphia
Training highly skilled craft workers requires multi-year programs that combine classroom training and on-the-job experience … With the large-scale shift to nonunion employment, the apprenticeship system has declined.”