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Test Your Construction Industry Knowledge!

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Do you know just how large the construction industry is or what it’s projected to be in the near future? Q2: Between 2016 and 2025, open positions in the construction industry will increase by…? Q3: What percentage of the construction labor force are union workers? Ever wonder…. How long did it take? How much did it cost?

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Q2 Construction Labor Costs $28.13/Hour

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While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. Union Membership and Representation. . . Union membership and representation. Members of unions (percent of wage and salary workers). Data series. P) 6,643. (P)

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Older, Not Wiser? Workplace Fatalities Highest Amongst Older Generation

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AFLCIO : These are challenging times for working people and their unions, and the prospects for worker safety and health protections are uncertain. In 2016, over 36% of all workers killed on the job were older than 55, leading us to question why. There is much more work to be done.

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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement

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In Wisconsin, these strategies include industry cluster development rooted in unique technical knowledge and specialized supply-chain strengths. More than 200 companies with ties to the water industry call Wisconsin home, employing over 37,000 people and generating $5.7 Water Technology. billion in annual sales.

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Making Construction Careers Appealing to Young People

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Building valuable long-term skills The European Union has earmarked 2023 as the European Year of Skills. Meanwhile, the construction industry is anxious to bridge the skills gap and inject fresh energy into an ageing workforce. Between August 2021 and July 2022, about 26,100 new construction apprenticeships began.

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Foster Farms Investing $30M In Louisiana Poultry Plant Expansion

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The Union Parish project will retain 1,092 existing jobs and create 50 new jobs. LED began working with Foster Farms on the new capital project in December 2016. In addition, Foster Farm will receive a $500,000 Modernization Tax Credit, and the company is expected to utilize the Industrial Tax Exemption Program.

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LEED v4 Costs Demystified

Green Building Law Update

With the November 1, 2016 deadline approaching when new LEED projects must register under the new LEED version 4, the real estate industry has been uncertain about the first costs and benefits of LEED v4 building. But a new authoritative report allays those concerns and much more, The good folks at BuildingGreen, Inc.,