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Commercial Construction Labor Trends & Hiring Strategies: Why Young Hires are Good Business for General Contractors

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Hopefully, we’ll see some of those fresh young graduates heading toward a career in commercial construction. Part of the reason I say this is the current hiring situation in the construction industry. When it comes to figuring out where these new technologies can add the most value, younger employees can be a huge asset.

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Five Reasons Why Off-site Modular Construction is the New Favorite

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What is Off-site Modular Construction Up until the last decade, we have always known construction business is to be conducted on project site. This is called Off-site Modular Construction, and it is shaking the construction industry at the roots. Experts project that the market has progressed by 26% between 2014 to 2017.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. Feeding this worker pipeline is Arizona’s university system that produces in-demand graduates specializing in technology and innovation that can quickly make an impact on these growing businesses. By the BF Staff. City of Peoria). In 2016, U.S.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6 In 2017 FPL purchased?the? 35 Mules, powered by FPL, is an innovation hub helping startups in the energy, water and energy-adjacent industries bring their ideas to life faster, smarter and at scale. formally closed its last coal-fired?plant?in in Florida.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. This high achievement level is one reason a 2017 Chief Executive survey of CEOs placed Iowa second in the nation in worker quality. The latest innovation emerging from Iowa is transforming the chemical business from one based on oil to one based upon bioproducts. By the BF Staff.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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From the September / October 2017 Issue. Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. By Jenny Vickers.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.