Tag: workforce
PLA Signed for Suffolk Downs Redevelopment
Boston – The HYM Investment Group, Building Trades Unions and John Moriarty & Associates announced they have signed an unprecedented Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the construction of the Suffolk Downs Redevelopment. This partnership was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the signatories, along with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo, […]
AGC MA 2020 Forecast
Wellesley, MA – In 2019, the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) through a grant from the MA Construction Advancement Program (MCAP), held a statewide Opioid Stand-Down as part of its Building the Path to Recovery campaign to eliminate opioid use in the commercial construction industry. The goal of the 2019 stand-down was to […]
Workforce Challenges, Affordable Housing Top Priorities for Construction Group
Associated Builders and Contractors President Josh Reap Shares Industry’s Agenda for an Economically Strong 2020 The Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter (ABC) sees 2020 as another great year for the construction industry. A robust domestic economy, combined with low regional unemployment, provides for a bright future for builders as well as jobseekers. “We […]
ABC MA Looks to Help Members Succeed in the New Year and Decade
by Greg Beeman As the new year and decade approaches, ABC MA is focused on helping member firms continue to succeed in a climate of opportunity and challenge. As 2019 exits and gives way to 2020, ABC National economist, Anirban Basu, notes that contractors continue to report difficulty finding workers and lengthy backlogs. This seems […]
Empowering Your Workforce
by Luiza Mills Not too long ago, it was common for managers in the corporate world to run their companies from the top-down. You could step into a meeting and watch a manager hand over a list of tasks to his or her employees and dictate the exact way each one needed to be performed. […]
Tapping into the Future of the Design and Construction Industry
by the Young Professionals Council of the Construction institute “Everything we know about our industry is wrong in terms of what we will be doing tomorrow.” (Jim Cramer, former EVP, AIA, founder, Design Intelligence, from his keynote at the Construction Institute’s AEC Leadership Conference, November 2018) There is perhaps no better way to learn about […]
Mayor Walsh, Citizens Bank Announce New Workforce Partnership
Boston – Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Citizens Bank CEO Bruce Van Saun and Citizens Bank Massachusetts president Jerry Sargent recently unveiled a half-million dollar investment into programming designed to provide resources and active support to Greater Boston residents who face the greatest obstacles to full-time employment – minorities, veterans, women and at-risk youth. As part […]
St. Louis Company Sets Standards For Recruiting A Diverse Workforce
St. Louis, MO – According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction jobs will grow faster than the average for all other occupations from 2014 to 2024. Despite the apparent abundance of construction work, St. Louis trades, unions and construction companies continue to struggle to find qualified, diverse workers. Minority-owned The UP Companies (UPCO), which […]
