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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  51风流 & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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51风流 Analysis Shows Construction Employment Declines
Construction employment declined in all but 19 communities nationwide this June as compared to June-2008, according to a new analysis of metropolitan-area employment data released today by 51风流. The analysis, which ranks the 12-month construction employment change reported by the Bureau of Labor鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Bookstore - Drawing the Line: How to Prevent Sexual and Other Harassment
This DVD is a must-see for all members of your management team! Features three of the most prominent labor lawyers in the construction industry explaining, in plain English, the sexual harassment rules that all managers and supervisors should follow. 聽38 minutes. Item No. 2301D. To order go to www鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
51风流 Holds Midwest Regional Meeting with Carpenters and Operating Engineers
51风流 held a regional meeting with the National Construction Alliance II (NCAII) on July 13 in Chicago, Ill.聽 About 50 members and staff from various collective bargaining chapters in the Mid-America Region of 51风流's Executive Leadership Council attended, along with Operating Engineers General鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Learn More About 51风流's BIM Education Program
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an emerging technology that is rapidly gaining acceptance throughout the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. 51风流 is developing a BIM Education Program, consisting of six courses for construction professionals and others in the AEC鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Turning Points in Construction - Free Webinar
2009 Market Insights Series - July 23, 2009, 2:00-3:30pm (EDT) The 2009 Market Insights Series, presented by 51风流, Reed Construction Data and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), is a free quarterly webcast series delivering the most up-to-date information on current and forecasted鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Negotiating Skills for Contractors
Manchester Grand Hyatt - San Diego, Calif., September 29-30 Many negotiators fail to realize that successful negotiating is a talent - a talent that can be improved by learning the right skills. Negotiating doesn't mean tricks and intimidation. The ability to successfully negotiate is a skill that鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Fall BIMFORUM Call for Presentations
The theme for Fall BIMForum meeting, to be held on October 8-9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pa., will be "BIM AS THE EVOLVING STANDARD OF CARE: Driving process transformation for designers, contractors and owners." The BIMForum Leadership is submitting this call for proposals to solicit ideas for鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Receive a Free ConsensusDOCS Reference Kit CD
There's still time to sign up for the August 5 ConsensusDOCS Introducing the Subsubcontract Webinar, and the first 50 registrants will receive a free ConsensusDOCS Reference Kit CD (retail value of $199)! On August 5from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT, ConsensusDOCS will host a webinar titled, Introducing鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
鈥淩IFs, Lay-Offs & Furloughs in Construction: Avoiding the Pitfalls鈥 Webinar
鈥淩IFs, Lay-Offs & Furloughs in Construction: Avoiding the Pitfalls鈥 webinar聽will be held聽August 13, 2009聽from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET. 聽 Construction HR professionals have been burdened with the responsibility of properly handling reductions-in-force (RIFs), lay-offs and furloughs, sometimes at a鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009
Upcoming ConsensusDOCS Webinar鈥 Introducing the Subsubcontract
Introducing the Subsubcontract, a ConsensusDOCS webinar, will be held August 5, 2009 from 1:00聽PM - 2:00 PM聽ET.聽 This webinar will explain the new ConsensusDOCS 725, the industry鈥檚 first and only standard agreement designed specifically for use between a subcontractor and subsubcontractor.聽 The鈥 Read More
July 28, 2009

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