Thu May 18, 2017
Volvo CE Celebrates Budding Operators at SkillsUSA's Pennsylvania State Heavy Equipment Competition
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) recently participated in the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania State Heavy Equipment Competition as a sponsor to encourage young Americans to pursue skilled professions in the manufacturing industry....
Tue May 16, 2017
Construction Majors at All-Time High
A recent research study released by ...
Megan Wild - Mon May 15, 2017
11 Resources for Veterans to Start Your Career in Construction
Although many excel during their time in the armed forces, it can be difficult to make the adjustment to civilian life. Seemingly insignificant responsibilities like finding a job can be a tough process if you've just returned from a tour of duty....
Wed May 10, 2017
Washoe County Schools Names NBA Community Partnership Award Winner
Nevada Builders Alliance has been chosen to receive one of three Outstanding Community Partnership Awards for 2016-17 by Washoe County School District's Signature Academies & Career and Technical Education during “Salute to Signatures & CTE,” the program's annual showcase....
Mon May 08, 2017
ARTBA to Host 4th National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates July 12 in Washington, D.C.
Last November, voters in 22 states approved 193 ballot initiatives to increase highway and public transit investment, and state legislatures and governors in four states in April 2017 alone approved bills to increase their respective gas taxes....
Giles Lambertson - Mon May 08, 2017
10 Ways Future Construction Could Change the Workplace
The construction industry is in flux. Look back at how things were built 30 or 40 years ago and compare the methods, technologies, and workforce utilization of that era with today. Big difference. But it can be argued there has not been enough flux, not enough change, that there is more similarity than dissimilarity then and now, and that the industry is falling behind other industries in reinventing itself....
Thu May 04, 2017
AED's McGuire: Perkins Reauthorization Essential to Equipment Industry Growth
Brian P. McGuire, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), issued the following statement in conjunction with the introduction of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Carl D....
Kubota - Thu May 04, 2017
Kubota Engine America Opens State-of-the-Art Technical Training Center
Kubota Engine America Corp. is expanding educational opportunities for its growing distribution network, unveiling a brand-new technical training center at its Lincolnshire headquarters outside of Chicago....
Paula Gardner - Michigan Live - Mon May 01, 2017
State Looks to Expand Skilled Trades Programs
Career paths in Michigan should more frequently involve skilled trades apprentice training, according to a recent report that details the benefits of the programs. That form of formalized on-the-job training for specific jobs - like electrician, plumber, carpenter and steelworker - comes at a low-cost for the participant, and fuels the state's economic drivers that use construction trades....
Becca J. G. Godwin - Access Atlanta - Fri April 28, 2017
Georgia DOT Teams Up With Lego to Inspire Young Engineers
The Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Transportation collaboration aims to “help inspire the minds of young engineers-to-be and shed a positive, creative light on the high-profile reconstruction of I-85,” according to a news release....
