Everyone knows there is currently a shortage of tradesmen, however not all industries are experiencing a shortage in the same way. Overall demand for electricians is on…
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Building Talent Foundation (BTF) and Simpson Strong-Tie announced a strategic alliance to promote the growth of the residential construction industry workforce in the United States. BTF is a…
The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the second quarter of 2021 reports that the construction industry has lagged the broader rate of economic recovery. Nonresidential construction spending is…
Last year’s COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by Winter Storm Uri in Texas, severe weather in the Midwest, high consumer demand, a container shortage, embargoes, employee shortages and…
The construction industry is in trouble. With the median age of the construction workforce increasing to 42, skilled labor is aging out toward retirement and there…
While the construction industry may be booming and the need for new buildings and structures has increased, the workforce needed to complete those projects has decreased…