In hopes of increasing access to construction trade careers, an Elizabeth-based redevelopment-focused nonprofit organization is expanding a free training program designed to provide veterans with the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. There is a shortage of workers in construction. In fact, the industry needs to hire more ...

The construction labor force has long been a concern, but today’s climate has exacerbated the issue. The construction ...

A crush of construction projects, including the new Indiana University Health hospital and the Elanco Animal Health headquarters have left contractors struggling to find enough workers and ...

As temperatures drop and daylight hours shrink, construction sites face increased fall hazards, making proper planning, equipment, and safety culture more critical than ever. Each Fall, construction ...

The owner of a fraudulent construction safety company that faked safety certifications for thousands of workers, including one man who fell to his death from a job site in 2022, has pleaded guilty to ...

Women who have come to New York City seeking asylum are entering the male-dominated construction industry, despite dangerous conditions, exploitation and sexism on the job. By Stefanos Chen and Ana ...

The Maine Community College System is expanding construction training opportunities to help fill critical labor shortage gaps statewide. Short-term, skills-focused programs take just weeks or months ...

The company and 25 people were also charged with running a scheme that falsely certified thousands of workers as having completed required safety training. By Matthew Haag A construction safety ...

Jordan Foley ticks off what he didn’t have when he started an intensive 13-week solar job training program on the West Side: money, a bed, clothes, food. The fear that the program wouldn’t be able to ...

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