Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue December 02, 2025
An Upbeat Outlook
The U.S. Interstate Highway System turns 70 in 2026. As one of the greatest public works projects in American history enters its septuagenarian era showing its age, the people who build it face their own issues....
Alabama AGC - Tue September 02, 2025
AGC Releases New Data Showing Severity of Labor Shortages From New Immigration Enforcement
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and the Alabama Associated General Contractors released new data on how enhanced immigration enforcement is affecting workforce shortages in Alabama....
World of Asphalt - Wed March 05, 2025
Strategic Workforce Planning for Asphalt Industry Success at World of Asphalt 2025
The asphalt industry, like many sectors in construction, is grappling with the challenge of attracting and retaining top talent. With a tight labor market, a dwindling pool of skilled workers are increasingly scarce as people seek advancement opportunities, train in alternate industries or lack the necessary experience to fill skilled construction and infrastructure roles....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 09, 2021
Industry Wants Fed Help to Tackle Labor Shortages
If you believe the projections, the construction industry could see hundreds of thousands of new jobs as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The industry just needs fed buy-in for skilled worker training while it waits for shovels to hit the dirt on coming infrastructure projects....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2020
Former Educator Making a Difference With C.W. Matthews Contracting Co.
Jeremy Whitaker taught construction trades education for seven years at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Cobb County, Ga., before he was hired by C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. last June to promote the construction industry in elementary and high schools as a means to secure much-needed workers for an industry that is experiencing a labor shortage....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2020
'Fast Lane to Jobs' Initiative Yielding Results
The ongoing shortage of construction workers is affecting general contractors and subcontractors in many states. This is very much the situation for the membership of the Georgia Highway Construction Association (GHCA), which has the twin challenge of replacing an existing aging workforce, where retirements occur daily, all while seriously increasing the labor pool to meet the demand of increasing amount of work being asked for by the Georgia Department of Transportation, large cities such as Atlanta and by smaller counties....
N.J. Department of Labor - Mon November 26, 2018
New Grant to Support Women in the Construction Industry
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced a $1 million Notice of Grant Opportunity to provide greater employment opportunities for females entering the construction trades....
Associated Press - Tue November 20, 2018
Alaska Expects Skilled Worker Shortage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Alaska could soon face a labor shortage in some of its key industries, state workforce development officials said. Several major projects are gearing up in the oil, gas and construction sectors in the state, requiring thousands of workers in the next few years, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon September 24, 2018
Labor Shortage: It's Not Necessarily About Pay
A recent report from the Associated General Contractors of America notes that more than 80 percent of contractors are struggling to fill hourly craft positions or those that require specialized training to perform....
Associated Press - Wed June 27, 2018
Supreme Court Deals Big Setback to Labor Unions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor....
