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PSMJ’s Director of A/E Industry Surveys Featured in ASHRAE Journal

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The February issue of ASHRAE Journal , the leading source for engineers in the heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning industries, features original analysis on A/E compensation by PSMJ’s own Kate Allen, P.E., To participate in PSMJ’s A/ E Industry Surveys: 2014 Management Compensation Survey, Click Here.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

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These exits weren’t just about compensation, either. I think the construction industry is on the verge of gaining traction” to meet its workforce needs, says Scott Thorson, COO of Oakwood Homes , headquartered in Denver, whose training-to-placement academy offers one such blueprint (see “Workforce Development Programs,” page 40).

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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To attract applicants, Turning Leaf recently raised its entry-level compensation to $17 per hour. Since sweetening its compensation, Turning Leaf advertised for a senior project manager and got eight qualified candidates. . And on Aug. 1, the company started offering a group health care plan to its employees. .

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Moreover, The Phoenix East Valley region, anchored by Mesa, has a much higher educational attainment rate than the national average. Peoria has an abundant, educated workforce within a 30 minute drive from most major employment centers in the Phoenix metropolitan area. In 2016, U.S.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

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billion in workforce education. More than half of that spending (56%) went toward safety education, a sign that construction remains a potentially dangerous job. Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA. Department of Education recently released its assessment of the progress made by recipients of Race to the Top (RTTP)?funding funding in the first three years of the program.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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A well-educated, highly skilled workforce has become the most important ingredient to strengthen economies and ensure a high quality of life. Early on in 2009, Louisiana convinced Gardner Denver Inc.—a By Jenny Vickers. From the January/February 2014 issue. site where they employed 71 people.

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