Labor Relations Trades Strike in Canada in Tough Bargaining Season Scott Van Voorhis May 13, 2019 One Comment Sheet metal workers and other trades walk out in Ontario, PEI over work rules; carpenters reach tentative deal on May 10Read More
Short Elliott Hendrickson Taps Wood Senior VP as Next CEO May 9, 2019 No Comments Transport Designer Huitt-Zollars CEO Robert Zollars Dies at 72Read More
Study: Housing Costs Squeeze California’s Labor Supply Erica Berardi May 8, 2019 No Comments Longer commutes impact incomes and workforce managementRead More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Keep Rising, with April Gain of 33,000 Tom Ichniowski May 3, 2019 No Comments Industry's 4.7% unemployment rate is its lowest for April since 2000, economists note.Read More
ENR Top 500 Design Firms: The Market Keeps Growing Gary J. Tulacz April 25, 2019 No Comments Those who say the design services sector can’t continue to expand like this have predicted a reckoning for nearly four years. Read More
The Mismeasure of Safety Why Ending Misuse of Workers' Compensation Ratings Won't Be Easy How smaller companies lose out when insurance losses are a proxy for safety Richard Korman Scott Van Voorhis April 24, 2019 2 Comments How owners and prime contractors misuse workers’ compensation experience ratingsRead More
Exec News: Third CEO Named for Maryland Purple Line P3 Team Debra K. Rubin April 24, 2019 No Comments Obituary: Transport design executive Larry Hazzard dies April 18 at age 80.Read More
Jacobs Adds To Its Government Cybersecurity Business April 24, 2019 No Comments Jacobs (NYSE: JEC) added another government cybersecurity contracting business by announcing a deal to acquire KeyW for $11.25 a share and assumption of debt.Read More
When Virginia Insurance Brokers Sought to End EMR Misuse Jim Parsons April 17, 2019 No Comments Virginia is the only state that has solved the EMR misuse problem with a law. Read More
White House Hopefuls Make Pitches to Construction Unions Bruce Buckley April 17, 2019 No Comments As the 2020 presidential election draws nearer, many Democratic hopefuls are beginning to seek construction unions’ support.Read More