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“Our most precious resource is people,” says Mike Holland, COO of MAREK, recently named Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2018 Contractor of the Year in recognition of its history as an innovator, career builder and champion of the construction workforce.
Reshaping the Construction Industry
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The employee retention rate among workers in a company with a robust culture of training is much higher than in those companies without such a culture, and absenteeism is markedly lower. The projects produced by these companies also have much lower maintenance costs over the long term.
April 01, 2019
According to the recent AGC survey, 80% of construction companies are still experiencing difficulty finding qualified workers for their job crews. One specialty contractor was...
March 29, 2019
LONG BEACH, California, March 28—Associated Builders and Contractors named MAREK, headquartered in Houston, as its 2018 Contractor of the Year, an award that recognizes companies...
March 28, 2019
The old saw goes that “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” The same goes for construction. In this time of “Jetson speed” change in the technology of our industry and...
March 27, 2019
Next week, the Construction Career Collaborative will hold its first annual career fair sponsored by United Tool and Fastener, Texas Mutual, and McCarthy...
March 26, 2019
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from February 2018 to February 2019 in 37states and declined in 13 states and the District of Columbia, an AGC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed.
March 25, 2019
Why Leaders In The Construction Industry Say Immigration Reform Could Solve Houston’s Workforce Woes
Over the past few decades, Chief Operating Officer for Marek Brothers Mike Holland has seen the construction industry change. He said that as baby boomers retire, it’s harder to find legal skilled labor to take their place.
March 22, 2019
Dallas Morning News business columnist Mitchell Schnurman this week explored the question of why business leaders in Texas are once again pushing for comprehensive immigration...
March 21, 2019
When 44 Associated General Contractors (AGC) Houston members representing 23 companies travelled to Austin for the AGC/Texas Building Branch (TBB) Legislative Day on February 25,...
March 20, 2019
