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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. . Houston, and Phoenix by 2024. . And on Aug.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Here’s the good news: most of the states (and the federal government) got the memo (Workforce Training is Job One) and they are moving aggressively to put in place innovative and highly effective workforce training programs that put forward-thinking businesses and higher education resources on the same team. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

Business Facilities

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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