Commentary: It’s Time to Recruit the Martians Stan Orr March 8, 2016 No Comments Today’s construction equipment manager faces a wide range of challenges in effectively managing a fleet.Read More
Fluor Opens Gulf Coast Training Center Louise Poirier March 4, 2016 6 Comments Students of all ages now have access to craft training programs at Fluor's new Gulf Coast Training Center in Pasadena, Texas.Read More
Semonite Has Work Cut Out as Top Corps Job Looms; Boyer Departs Atkins Debra K. Rubin Tom Ichniowski Pam Hunter McFarland March 2, 2016 No Comments President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Todd T. Semonite to be U.S. Army chief of engineers and commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, according to military communications and industry sources.Read More
Industry Girds for Feds' Big-Data Diversity Pay Gap Rule Debra K. Rubin March 2, 2016 No Comments In its remaining months, the Obama administration is accelerating one of its most ambitious efforts to narrow pay gaps by gender, race and ethnicity.Read More
Can Oil Patch Layoffs Fill Construction Craft Gaps in U.S. and Canada? Nicholas Zeman Debra K. Rubin January 28, 2016 No Comments The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers estimates the nation’s oil-and-gas sector lost 100,000 direct and indirect jobs in 2015.Read More
Louisiana Trying To Meet Growing Demand For Skilled Workers Craig Guillot January 15, 2016 No Comments Louisiana is two years into a plan to train and recruit nearly 80,000 new skilled workers to serve the construction industry.Read More