Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 08, 2022
High Demand for New, Used Construction Equipment Continues Despite Challenges
Emerging from a market coma worsened by the pandemic, the new and used equipment sectors are in the midst of a high-demand cycle. If the heavy machinery market can navigate its way through supply-chain and labor issues, it should experience smooth sailing through 2023 and beyond....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed July 13, 2022
Biden PLAs, Apprenticeship Mandates Meet Industry Opposition
The Biden administration has a plan to create a highly skilled diverse workforce to complete infrastructure projects over the next decade. It involves diverting federal funds toward contractors and grant applicants who partner with labor organizations....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 10, 2022
Aspiration Begins to Slowly Meet Construction Jobs Demand
The first two months of 2022 saw a sizable increase in payroll numbers in the construction industry. The AGC reports employment rose by 60,000 jobs between January and February, and hourly pay jumped its highest in nearly 40 years....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 09, 2022
Fed Wants to Make Truck Driving More Attractive Career Field Choice
Like construction, trucking suffers a workforce shortage. The American Trucking Association (ATA) says 80,000 more truck drivers are needed. As a means to deal with supply-chain issues, the Biden administration is prioritizing trucking as a career field through apprenticeships and other recruiting programs....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 27, 2022
Contractors Strategize How Best to Fill Job Openings
Two big construction industry outlook reports released in early January show promising construction industry stats where workforce is concerned. The supply-chain issues and labor shortages continue, yet respondents to both surveys said they plan to hire and increase staff this year....
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....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 16, 2021
Filling the Labor Pool — Post-Pandemic, Construction Industry Wants Workers to Jump in
Emerging from the coronavirus pandemic, contactors are struggling to fill crews. Construction employment dropped by 20,000 from April to May, the third decline in the previous four months. That's further challenged the industry, which for years has faced a stagnant labor pool....
Mary Yamin-Garone – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 10, 2020
Apprenticeship Program Makes Big Difference in Recruitment
Thanks to a Pre-Apprenticeship Program in Heavy Highway Construction, lives are changing. It's no secret that constructing highways and bridges (aka heavy highway construction) is an exciting field with higher than average job growth....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 04, 2020
Retraining Vs. Recruiting in the Times of COVID
Employing skilled labor is a process: Identifying potential workers, recruiting them and training them. The industry has dedicated resources to attracting junior-high and high-school students for careers in construction....
Associated General Contractors - Tue May 12, 2020
AGC Names Universities as Outstanding Student Construction Chapters of 2019
Missouri State University, Colorado State University and Boise State University were recognized as the nation's most outstanding student construction chapters of 2019, the Associated General Contractors of America announced....
