Tips on Navigating H-1B Visas for Foreign Construction Professionals Anna J. Molberg February 16, 2016 No Comments Many engineering and construction companies are experiencing a shortage of qualified workers.Read More
A New National Partnership Aims to Reduce Number of Construction Industry Suicides A national partnership of industry leaders and suicide-prevention experts launches an initiative to save lives Jennifer Seward February 16, 2016 No Comments Construction ranks among the top nine occupations with the highest risk for suicide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Read More
Construction Owners Face Extended Worker Gap, Productivity Impacts Scott Judy February 16, 2016 One Comment “Dramatic decrease” in skilled trades and professionals will pressure contractors and their projects over the next several years, says data presented at Construction Users Roundtable meeting in early February. Read More
Viewpoint: Time to Set Higher Safety Goals Emmitt J. Nelson February 15, 2016 One Comment Some contractors are stuck in the mid-1980s when it comes to measuring and setting a standard for safety performance.Read More
Canada Digs Into Infrastructure to Boost Ailing Economy Debra K. Rubin Scott Van Voorhis Nicholas Zeman February 10, 2016 No Comments Nation boosts construction investment in projects to stimulate economy ravaged by crashing oil prices and expand quality of its key assets.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
With No NYC Union-Developer Pact on Affordable Housing Incentive, What's Next? Debra K. Rubin January 25, 2016 No Comments Two sides were far apart in reaching a deal by Jan. 15 so 421-a property tax abatement expires. Will state lawmakers renew it?Read More
Bringing real-time precision tracking to the jobsite Tom Sawyer January 20, 2016 No Comments Three years ago, the construction industry was the last thing on Chunjie Duan’s mind.Read More
Firms Say Workforce Gaps Impact Bidding and Safety Debra K. Rubin Tom Ichniowski January 14, 2016 No Comments Booming construction markets are cutting the industry’s unemployment rate and expanding companies’ worker head counts, says AGC survey. Read More
Study Confirms Link Between Quality Work and Safety Richard Korman January 11, 2016 2 Comments The findings add to a growing body of academic research linking these sometimes separately considered dimensions of the workplace.Read More