Articles Tagged with ''labor''

Genentech’s $2-billion North Carolina biomanufacturing expansion mid-build tests how power, water and labor constraints are shaping advanced manufacturing construction.

A smaller construction labor shortage in 2026 reflects cooling demand, not a fix, as retirements, megaprojects and backlog gaps keep risk elevated.

The Construction Safety Week website offers free tools and resources that make planning your events and activities for the week easy and effective.

A host of factors converged in 1970 to spur the growth of the open-shop movement, scaring union construction workers and contractors.

A new economic report hints at shifting labor dynamics in Texas construction—but how much of the strain traces back to changing immigration patterns

Tariffs and interest rates are among the challenges noted by Associated Builders and Contractors' economist Anirban Basu.

Routine inspections, compliance outreach, training, whistleblower investigations and rulemaking are suspended.

Although inflation has eased since the pandemic, union and open shop craftworkers continue to garner historically high wage increases.

In May, Lumber, a construction workforce management platform, acquired BuilderFax, a digital credential management platform for construction craftworkers. Terms were not disclosed.

Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu cites labor shortages, tariffs as continuing industry challenges while construction spending slows amid caution and the end of Biden administration funding.