Johanna Knapschaefer and Debra K. Rubin, ENR
The ACE Mentor program is rallying AEC firm support for a new effort to ensure that more industry-underrepresented engineering and construction students in college level programs earn degrees and start industry careers. Academic data show that just 10% earned degrees, on average, with just 50% doing so at some universities in the best-case scenarios.
Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans Blog
This summer, renovations to a trio of large, former office buildings in downtown Cleveland are due to get underway that will convert their combined 2+ million square feet into mixed uses that will add 1,671 housing units, Class A office and co-working spaces, plus unique restaurant, retail and residential amenities. Total investment is projected to be $687 million for all three projects — The Centennial, 45 Erieview and The Rockefeller Building.
Laura Hancock, cleveland.com
Gov. Mike DeWine signed a $3.5 billion capital budget on Tuesday, June 14, which provides money for the construction of an Intel chip manufacturing facility, school safety measures and community projects.
Rapidly rising hourly earnings enabled the construction industry to add 36,000 employees in May, but a record number of job openings going into the month suggests contractors want to hire even more workers, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government data. Association officials said firms would have hired even more workers if they could find more people willing to work in the sector.
Kim Palmer, Crain's
A career military veteran leaves the service both highly skilled and trained to both follow and lead — characteristics that businesses clamor for in an employee.
Many of those potential workers, though, have little experience writing a resume or doing a traditional job interview.
A review of 2018-2021 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) surveys of more than 5,000 member firms nationwide reveals that nonunion construction firms are facing significantly greater workforce supply problems than their union counterparts, and that these problems preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.
The surveys, which include responses from 1,768 union contractors and 3,893 nonunion contractors.
On May 5, more than 180 members of the union construction industry spent the day shooting clays during Cleveland Builds’ 2nd annual fundraiser. More than $60,000 was raised - $10,000 more than last year - to support Cleveland Builds' work to promote careers in the skilled trades. Cleveland Builds’ pre-apprenticeship training is perfect for those who like to work with their hands and want a fulfilling career with good pay and excellent benefits. This year’s Clay Shoot brought an increased number of participants, funds, fun and awareness raised.