Construction Employment Grows

Per Saturday, April 6th’s Wall Street Journal and as highlighted by the Department of Labor, “construction employment continues to boom, adding 39,000 jobs in March and 270,000 since March 2023.”  Nonresidential construction has increased by 4.1 percent in more than a year; 24,600 new hires in nonresidential construction last month.

Congrats to National Glass Association

For the second consecutive year, NGA was named one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For in 2024, by The NonProfit Times (NPT), a leading national business publication for nonprofit managers, and Best Companies Group. The survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in the nonprofit industry. NGA ranked #2 out of 50 total organizations, and #1 in the small employer category.

ASA Legislative Fly-In  & ASA Board Meeting

June 11-12, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Advocacy is a long game built on relationships. These relationships are often initiated and maintained by the work ASA members do during the annual walk on Capitol Hill. Evidence of our success includes the recent appearance by ASA’s Andrew Christ from Compass Constructors in front of the House Small Business Committee (video link) and the visit by SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman to Andrew’s business shortly after. We don’t get that kind of visibility without this kind of work.

Let’s make this year’s fly-in the strongest ever. Register today for the 2024 ASA Legislative Fly-In on Capitol Hill and help us make ASA a familiar name around Washington D.C. (Registration Deadline: May 10th)”

Gen Z Workers Heading Towards Trades

An April 14 Axios article talks about the rise in enrollment in vocational programs…and hopes it continues, as the need for construction workers continues to grow.