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Women have been marginalized in the building trades. The infrastructure bill could change that0
By Caroline Preston, The Hechinger Report Lupe Trejo has spent much of the pandemic counting herself fortunate. Trejo, a mother of six who lives near Washington, D.C., worked in retail and restaurants for years before starting a steamfitter apprenticeship in 2017. When the pandemic hit, Trejo, who is Latina, watched many of her former colleagues
READ MOREWomen in Construction: We’ve Come a Long Way, But Have a Long Way to Go0
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- March 21, 2022
By Kara Lewandowski, McCarthy Building Companies Think about the impression that’s made when a young girl’s mother loves to work with power tools and together they build fun projects on the weekends. And when considering her college major talks with her dad about getting a degree in engineering and he encourages her non-traditional ambitions. When
READ MOREWomen in Construction Week: How to Foster an Inclusive Workplace Environment0
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- March 21, 2022
Elissa Arms, Raken Every March, the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) hosts Women in Construction Week, a special celebration of—and for—women in the industry. While NAWIC works throughout the year providing professional development, networking opportunities, and more for its members, Women in Construction Week shines a spotlight on women contractors and business owners
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Construction Industry Trends 20220
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- February 22, 2022
By Jack Rubinger, freelance writer Looking at 2022, we are seeing several trends impacting the construction industry as COVID continues to have a massive impact on safety, training, and innovation. “Like almost every company in every sector over the past two years, we’ve pivoted, expanded and quickly adapted with an ever-present sense of immediacy,” said
READ MOREThe Great Resignation of 20210
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- January 25, 2022
By Jamie Hasty, SESCO Management Consultants The Great Resignation of 2021 is the biggest problem for US employers right now. More and more employees are quitting their job in favor of jobs that come with better compensation and benefits, work/life balance and more meaningful work. It is obvious that the Pandemic brought many changes to
READ MOREMind The Gap: Addressing Age, Skills & Image Discrepancies In Construction0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Workforce & Professional Development
- October 26, 2021
By Patricia Cuomo, Fonn, Inc. Construction as a Growth Engine Despite a prolonged economic downturn marked by redundancies, instability and the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry has been one of the main engines of growth in recent years. Globally, the construction market is expected to grow by approximately 70% by 20251. However, not unlike the
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