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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. . The academy teaches welding, carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and painting. And on Aug.

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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. million for a veterans’ portal to strengthen outreach to this key population.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. To achieve certification, sites go through a rigorous review process. States across the U.S. The outcome?

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

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Now the data already recorded for the EnEV certificate can be used as the basis for a building eco-balance. They also help to compensate for the lack of skilled workers. These goals require a careful selection of building materials, a sophisticated energy concept (electricity and heat) and conscious use of water.

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

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His research found a sharp increase in poison-related asphyxia among reported incidents between 2014 and 2018, while drug and alcohol use and an aging workforce also were cited as factors causing injuries and fatalities. There’s a gap in the management of risk and safety in construction,” he says.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Advanced Energy Deduction & Advance Energy Tax Credit: Receipts from selling or leasing tangible personal property or services that are eligible generation plant costs to a person that holds an interest in a qualified generating facility are deductible from gross receipts and compensating tax. Qualified employees: .

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The credit can be applied to the state portion of the gross receipts tax, compensating tax and withholding tax. The credit amount is applied against the taxpayer’s state gross receipts, compensating and withholding liabilities until the credit is exhausted. Any excess credit will be refunded to the taxpayer. Eligible Uses.