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Younger Professionals are Snubbing Construction Careers — What Your Firm can do to Change Their Minds

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From trade schools and community colleges with one- and two-year degree programs to apprenticeships and trade certification programs, opportunities to educate, train and excite youth about construction opportunities have dwindled.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state. The project should be completed by August 2017. 220 in Daleville. million and create 1,800 new jobs.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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These programs have resulted in substantial upward mobility for current and new Broward County residents, while providing substantial returns on investment to local municipal partners through the generation of new revenue as a result of capital investments. Prototypes now are being used at the University of Nebraska’s athletic department.

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Viewpoint Technology Awards – Call for Submissions

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Our customers are amazing, and they do incredibly innovative things with our construction software solutions and technologies. Every year, we give our customers the chance to showcase the new, innovative ways they have used software to transform their business through our Viewpoint Technology Awards. Western Allied Mechanical Inc.

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10 Ways Technology Is Closing the Productivity Gap

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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. Here are 10 ways technology and software are already working to increase productivity: . Streamline Processes. Improve Communication and Collaboration.

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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. focused on mobile, security and business operations software). It’s not a stretch to say that Lincoln, now home to more than 100 software startups, is becoming a “mini Palo Alto.”

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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GM is hiring software developers, project managers, database experts, business analysts and other IT professionals for the Innovation Center in Roswell. The new tech center will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the U.S., IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015.

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