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Two-Thirds of US Contractors Having a Hard Time Finding Qualified Workers, AGC Survey Says

September 6, 2016

Labor shortages prompt many firms to increase pay, improve their efficiency.

Global Workforce

Southeast Asian Workers Go Unpaid in Saudi Arabia

Thousands of South Asian construction workers are being laid off by local contractors

September 2, 2016

Efforts are under way to repatriate, and hopefully repay, thousands of workers left stranded as Saudi firms reel in the country's oil price-battered economy.

Construction Economics

Construction August Jobless Rate Down from 2015, Up from July

Industry shed 6,000 jobs as non-residential's losses outweighed residential's gains

Tom Ichniowski

September 2, 2016

BLS reports industry's August rate dips to 5.1% from year-earlier 6.1% but rises from July's 4.5%

susanbaer

Obituary: Susan Baer, 65, Charted Her Own Course In Aviation Management

Debra K. Rubin

August 29, 2016

Susan M. Baer, 65, an aviation-sector pioneer who was the first person to manage all three major New York City-area airports and the first woman aviation director at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, died on Aug. 9 in Upper Montclair, N.J.

Tim Kaine

Democrat VP Hopeful Takes Right-to-Work Fight to Ironworkers

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine touted union ties to convention attendees

August 24, 2016

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine touted union ties to convention attendees.

Federal Agencies Release 'Blacklisting' Regulation

Construction contractor groups blast rule but organized labor praises it

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

August 24, 2016

White House says rule will ensure federal procurement officers do not award contracts to firms that violate laws to protect workers.

Industry's Need for Women Will Spark A 'Transformation'

Construction educator Barbara Jackson urged NAWIC attendees to rise from the "sticky floor" of corporate hierarchies.

Louise_Poirier

August 24, 2016

Construction educator Barbara Jackson urged NAWIC attendees to rise from the "sticky floor" of corporate hierarchies.

Project Management

The Measured Mile: The Ultimate Arbiter of Construction Production

Why I like this method and why you should use it, too

August 24, 2016

Measure the Mile in building construction through data based reporting.

Construction Economics

Construction July Jobless Rate Matches 10-Year Low

Industry also gained 14,000 jobs during the month, BLS says

Tom Ichniowski

August 5, 2016

All construction segments added jobs last month, led by specialty trade contractors, which gained 9,400.

Safety and Health

OSHA Delays Enforcing New Safety Reporting Requirements

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 29, 2016

Provisions prohibiting post-incident drug testing that would have taken effect on Aug. 10 are pushed back to Nov. 1.

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