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Construction Training During a Pandemic

Training may look a little different this year, but it's still important to engage your crew to ensure the long term success of your construction business.

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Asphalt Contractor 2020-2021 Training Guide

With some training courses for the asphalt industry cancelled or going virtual over the next year, this guide offers a list of opportunities for contractors to continue learning, despite the pandemic

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Black Construction Workers File Suit Alleging Employers Do Not Stop Racial Abuse

Four elevator mechanics say they were subject to racist slurs from supervisors, nooses and racist graffiti in their workspaces

Suffolk Technology Partners with Trade Hounds on Construction Workforce Platform

Suffolk Construction

Suffolk collaborated with Trade Hounds to develop a new feature to address workforce shortages.

The Deadly Risk of Social Stigma and Shame Around Emotional and Mental Health

In a male-driven industry like construction, embarrassment or shame can prevent sufferers from talking about mental health issues and getting the help they need before adding to the industry's disproportionate suicide rate

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New Online Construction Labor Marketplace Launches

Core is a construction labor marketplace that matches construction/trade workers with general contractors, subcontractors, and companies.

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A Stable Rental Workforce Requires Retaining, Training & Appreciation

Detmer Consulting Inc.

For equipment and general tool rental businesses, it's important to have an effective employee retention and training system. What is being done at your rental company to keep your staff from drifting away? Here are some suggestions moving forward.

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We Need to Talk About Suicide in the Construction Industry

An often-overlooked part of workplace safety is mental health; and as the leading occupation for death by suicide, it is time to take psychological safety in the construction industry seriously.

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CEMEX announces winner of the Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship

CEMEX announced its latest scholarship winner.

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Red Wing Turns Stores into Job Centers for Labor Day Initiative

Red Wing Shoe Co.

Minnesota boot company to promote jobs, not boots, transforming its more than 525 Stores into job centers.

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EEOC Sues Contractor CCC Group for Racial Harassment

Black employees at construction company’s Ravena, NY, worksite were persistently subjected to racist insults and a noose, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges

AED Foundation’s Pipeline for Success Model Shows How to Meet Workforce Goals

The AED Foundation’s Pipeline for Success model demonstrates the steady increase in technicians that will enter the industry in the next few years, with the goal to reach 10,000 technicians by 2024.

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