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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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What Minic found was a weak talent pipeline, a disconnect between what schools teach and what employers need, and way too much employee churn. In 2017 Oakwood opened the Colorado Home Building Academy, which initially trained supers but then realized there was a greater need for training carpenters and electricians.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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McAuliffe signed Executive Order 23 establishing “The New Virginia Economy” Workforce Initiative which laid out plans to overhaul Virginia’s economy in four ways: increasing postsecondary education and workforce credentials; securing employment for veterans; aligning education with the needs of businesses; and diversifying the economy.

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10 Ways Technology Is Closing the Productivity Gap

Viewpoint Construction Technology

People are right to be concerned, since in 2017, McKinsey Global Institute found the construction industry’s labor productivity only improved 1 percent globally over the past 20 years. This allows them to confidently make real-time decisions about current projects and better forecast and plan for future projects.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. By the BF Staff. advanced manufacturing.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement project aims to replace 558 aging bridges across the Keystone State by the end of 2017. Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7 Trainees must be guaranteed full-time employment upon successful completion of the training program.

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