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Arguments about prevailing wages have not changed much since the 1980s, the last time the U.S. government changed methods under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act to determine a prevailing wage on most construction projects with federal funding.

FBI is investigating noose found at DOE Y-12 site's $6.5B uranium processing facility project in Tennessee, managed by Bechtel-led team.

The need for a more diverse and representative staff seems to punctuate every workforce development conversation at AEC firms. Whether the industry is ready and willing to have a serious conversation about the needs of those diverse workers is another matter entirely.

But an industry economist sees signs of a continued construction jobs shortage.

High school mentor support is elevated to college level to boost engineering and construction graduation rates and broader array of industry career options

Boosting peer-to-peer support is critical in reducing the construction industry’s high suicide rate, said mental health advocates at the Construction Working Minds Summit, held May 17-18 in Denver.

Context and details are everything in life, including the way construction trade wages are determined and enforced under the federal Davis-Bacon Act.