WLOS-TV - Tue March 09, 2021
North Carolina DOT Needs Skilled Workers, Will Offer Free Training
There is a little-known advantage to western North Carolina's Interstate 26 construction in Buncombe and Henderson counties — free training for new workers. Through the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), people in underserved communities are eligible to attend highway construction trade academies (HCTA)....
ASV Holdings Inc. - Thu December 03, 2020
ASV to Increase Production Capacity by 30 Percent
ASV Holdings Inc. , a manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, will increase production capacity by approximately 30 percent in Q1 of 2021, creating 28 new jobs in the company's Grand Rapids, Minn....
AEM - Wed October 28, 2020
Seven Secrets Manufacturers Can Use to Get (and Keep) Good Employees
Have you ever wondered why it is that some companies always get the good employees? Is it because they employ top-notch recruiting services? Do they use five-star staffing agencies? Do they excel at leveraging online tools? Do they have privileged information that helps with their employment efforts?According to Matt Kirchner, president at ATS Lab Midwest, some companies always get the good employees because they know the proven secrets to accomplish this feat....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 13, 2020
Renewed Interest in Energy Buoys Outlook
As American Wind Week 2020 kicked off with a tribute to the wind industry workforce the week of Aug. 9, the outlook for the renewable energy sector as a whole is strong. A multitude of both wind and solar projects as well as retooling plans launched this summer across the country have buoyed the heavy machinery industry, creating both temporary and ongoing construction jobs....
Community Impact - Tue August 11, 2020
Airport Upgrades Bring New Jobs?
Contractors are moving forward this summer on a billion-dollar expansion program at George Bush Intercontinental Airport that officials said could bring construction jobs and economic growth to the region....
Julie Davis - Wed August 05, 2020
Creating a Sense of Urgency in An Urgent World
It's hard to create a sense of urgency when we are immersed in an environment of change. The past five months have been unrelenting, forcing us to continually adjust to ever-evolving circumstances around us....
Construction Information Systems - Mon July 13, 2020
CIS Breaks Down the Pandemic Impact with a Look at the Numbers of Projects Out to Bid in 2019 vs. 2020
As the industry works to come back from the effect of the pandemic and related shutdowns, CIS looked at the numbers of private and public projects out to bid across its coverage areas for the first six months of 2019 and 2020 to gauge the impact....
VDOT - Thu July 09, 2020
Virginia DOT, Industry Partners Create Transportation Job Board
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), along with its partners in the transportation construction industry – including the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) and the Virginia Asphalt Association (VAA) – announced July 7 an initiative to connect Virginians with available jobs through the Virginia Transportation Construction Job Board....
AGC - Thu June 18, 2020
Construction Activity Returning to Pre-Coronavirus Levels in Many Areas
A new survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and data from construction technology firm Procore show that construction activity is returning to pre-coronavirus levels in many parts of the country and some firms are adding workers....
ABC - Thu June 11, 2020
Employment Sees Record Rebound
The construction industry added 464,000 net new jobs in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May represented the largest monthly increase in construction jobs since the government began tracking employment in 1939, a drastic improvement from April, which recorded the industry's largest month-over-month job loss....
