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Workforce
Stories about craft and professional work and all issues related to the workplace can be found in this section. We often write about recruitment, training, retention, pay, career development and the ever-changing parameters of work life and human resources in construction and design. We also cover national and local labor law and policy.
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10/29/08 Distance Learning Tools Link Project Management Students

Parsons Corp. and Texas A&M University are virtual technology to forge a master's level project management degree program that also includes broader, nonengineering skills.
10/22/08 In Challenging Economic Times, Leadership Training Is an Edge

The industry may have a workforce crisis on its hands, but the quality of its leadership is also under pressure, particularly as firms and other organizations face a challenging future.
10/22/08 Auburn University Students Tackle Mission: No Class Text? Write Your Own

Some of the world's greatest structures are architectural wonders, but little or no detail exists about how they were built.
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10/22/08 Las Vegas University Program Backers Are Betting on Construction
10/22/08 University of Washington Construction Lab is Video-Game Nut's Dream
10/22/08 Illinois DOT Seeks Students For Engineering Scholarships
10/22/08 Virginia Tech Professor Wins NSF Award for Capstone Work
10/22/08 Lehigh University Launches Structural Engineering Master's
10/22/08 Ontario's Mohawk College Boosts Trades Training Center
10/22/08 Rowan U. Engineers Use Aquarium As Class Tool
10/22/08 New York State Carpenters' Training Programs Target Students
10/22/08 Construction Unemployment Soars As Housing Plunges
10/22/08 Configuration Management Hits Rutgers Curriculum
10/01/08 Iraqi Engineers Visit New York In Mentoring Program
08/13/08 Engineering Student Incentive Bill Set for President Bush's Signature
07/30/08 Arkansas Contractor Cites Wage Promise in Claim Against Union
07/23/08 Video Technology Connects Distant Jobsite To Iowa State Construction Classroom
06/18/08 Engineering Summer Camp for Minority Kids Offers Them a Valuable Indoor Experience
06/16/08 Proposed Worker Verification Mandate Would Have Broad Reach
06/11/08 Bush Orders Contractors To Track Immigration Status of Workers
05/28/08 Industry Unemployment Hits 11%
05/14/08 Five Years of Iraq War Impact Union Program That Turns Military Vets Into Craft Workers
05/07/08 Perini's Band Notes Concern As New Vegas Accident Hits
04/24/08 Public-Private Partnership Measure Dies in Calif. Committee
04/23/08 Democrat Contenders Vie for Labor's Support
04/17/08 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Seek Unions' Blessing
04/16/08 Shifting Union Alliances Trigger Move to End NCA
04/16/08 Online Construction-Degree Programs Gain, But Some Educators Worry About Content
03/26/08 WGI Settles Harassment Charges
03/26/08 New Orleans Corps Office Authorized To Ramp-Up Hiring
03/20/08 Bush Names Schaumber As NLRB Chairman
03/19/08 Laborers Returning to Trades But Total Harmony Still Elusive
03/13/08 Laborers' Rejoin Building Trades After Two-Year Absence
03/12/08 Civil Engineers Unveil Updated Road Map For Profession's Future Knowledge Journey
02/25/08 Five Minutes with Dick Heinen, Executive Director of the Christian Labour Association of Canada
02/20/08 The Crew
02/20/08 How Cold Is It?
02/20/08 Wright Fit: Master Blaster Back in Class
02/13/08 Schoolkids Share in Louisiana Infrastructure Construction
02/13/08 Efforts Showcase How More Girls and Women Can Gain From and Contribute To Engineering
02/12/08 Construction Industry Faces Ethical Challenges, Exec Says
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