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Johnny Torres, a Construction Technology student at JB Hensler College and Career Academy, knew from a young age that he wanted to build. Inspired by his father, who made a career out of the skilled trades and was always working on interesting projects around the house, Johnny immediately took to Legos.
Reshaping the Construction Industry
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Georgia construction companies came together in March to offer hundreds of summer internships to students interested the industry. They also put a unique tool to work matching the teens with employment.
April 04, 2018
Construction spending totaled $1.273 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in February, up 0.1% from the upwardly revised January rate and up 3.0% from February 2017, the Census Bureau reported today. Public construction declined 2.1% for the month but increased 1.6% year-over-year (y/y). Of the three largest public segments, highway and street construction fell 0.2% for the month and 5.1% y/y; educational construction slipped 0.5% from January but increased 3.0% y/y; and transportation dropped 2.2% for the month but increased 9.2% y/y, including a 35% y/y jump in state and local airport construction and an 8% decrease in other public transportation (port, transit and passenger rail) construction.
April 03, 2018
This is not an isolated example around Texas and even around the country and while there are problems for developers in some locations, the opportunities for skilled construction workers are getting better as demand rises Whether a plumber or a carpenter, your Spring Outlook is getting brighter.
April 02, 2018
Discovering meaningful data can be powerful and provocative. Gaining access to The Perryman Group’s projections for the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) and the traditional FMI “Construction Put in Place” report provided such an energizing experience. The blend of these insightful documents, which cover the exact same geographic area, unleashes fact-based optimism and stimulates many questions for all contactors and construction-related firms.
March 30, 2018
The top 25 best jobs in the United States include nine careers in the construction industry, according to the career site Indeed.com. Commercial Project Manager was number one on the list, which was determined through a variety of factors including a base salary of at least $75,000 a year coupled with opportunities for advancement in each position.
March 29, 2018
Larry Johnson, Roofing Operations Manager at Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing, has been in the business for 40 years, and is a “real whiz” at controlling costs for Chamberlin’s clients.
March 28, 2018
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose in 35 states and the District of Columbia year-over-year (y/y) from February 2017 to February 2018, declined in 14 states and was unchanged in Vermont, an AGC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released today showed.
March 27, 2018
If passion, energy and heated rhetoric could solve our immigration issues, then Congress would have long ago passed a comprehensive reform bill.Instead, as slogans grow more bitter, workable solutions recede. Civil discourse, not inflammatory speech, ultimately propels progress.
March 27, 2018
Disruption, chaos, change, firms in the middle of succession plans, mergers, consolidations and acquisitions could be added to the list, but that might overwhelm an already crazy industry. Many of the leaders of construction industry firms are sitting there with “pinwheel eyes and a crenelated mouth” as my mentor, Willie Pena, FAIA used to say.
March 26, 2018
