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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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Meanwhile, Pro Builder ’s 2023 Housing Forecast Survey found builders are relying on a wide range of sources to help refill the labor pool, putting themselves at the top of the list and followed closely by state or local HBAs, independent recruiting services or programs, trade partners, and local labor unions, in that order. And on Aug.

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Home Building by the Numbers

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The annual analysis, called the Comparative Financial and Operations Analysis (“Fin-Op” for short), draws from detailed information about various revenue, cost, and profit metrics provided anonymously by builders of varying sizes in different locations, serving as a benchmarking and forecasting tool for the company, builders, and the industry.

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Industrial Electronic Chip Market Turns Around In 2013 With Double-Digit Growth

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Growth will continue in the next few years, and industrial-related semiconductor revenue will reach some $45 billion by 2018, as shown in the figure below. Overall, the turnaround for the year sets the stage for a robust 2014, Galoso said, with annual revenue forecast to grow 9 percent to $36.8 residential market.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

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Forecasts: How the construction industry in Germany will develop in 2020 Software in the construction industry 1. Furthermore, forecast models calculate realistic time constraints for project control. They also help to compensate for the lack of skilled workers. Virtual reality for more safety on the construction site 18.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Nationally, there are an estimated 600,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs and this number is expected to climb as high as 3 million by 2018. Studies show that people who are familiar with manufacturing are twice as likely to consider careers in manufacturing, which has an average annual compensation of around $60,000 in Oklahoma.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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Leveraging those funds, LED FastStart and the University of New Orleans are partnering on a software development apprentice program that the university forecasts will increase its computer science program with continual curriculum input from GE Capital—from fewer than 300 students to 600 students.

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