Higher Education Partnerships: Closing The Gap
Business Facilities
JUNE 13, 2022
Partnerships with higher education organizations are making a clear impact on businesses today, especially regarding workforce training.
Construction Job Search? Make Your Résumé Shine With These Tips
Pro Builder
AUGUST 15, 2022
Your résumé demonstrates all of your best qualifications, giving potential employers a sense of what skills you bring and whether you will be a good fit for the job they are seeking to fill. In that instance, the employer is likely to hire people who are more appropriately skilled. . Madeline Miller. The answer is yes.
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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 5, 2018
But these costly measures do little more than guarantee that only contractors with means can secure quality labor. Vocational education is disappearing. Every project we take on requires the added effort of securing enough skilled workers for the duration of the job. The underlying problem persists. million by April 2001.
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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees
Revit OpEd
DECEMBER 22, 2017
The new federal Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. The Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. Drizner and Michael Lobie. Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
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Historic glazing contractor urgently seeks buyer
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 13, 2023
A statement said: “The director is working with Begbies Traynor to try to secure a sale of the business and assets of Norman and Underwood Limited. Clients range from the largest construction companies to private individuals, in sectors including education, commercial, retail, leisure, healthcare, ecclesiastical and residential.
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Prince William County, VA Opens Workforce Education And Training Center
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 3, 2016
The Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), the largest education institution in Virginia and second largest community college in the country, recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training (RCWET) in Woodbridge, VA. Source: Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA).
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Veterans Off Grid in New Mexico
Natural Building
JANUARY 22, 2022
The number of homeless veterans increased across the country in 2020 even before the effects of COVID-19 damaged employment prospects and financial resources. Another is thinking about their future — a future of independence and security. Cooperative Education is similar to an internship but not one.
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OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries
Safety Services Company
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries. Employers that are required to record work-related injuries and illnesses and haven’t posted their summary of those records yet could be cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to meet their responsibilities as an employer.
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5 Tips to Maintaining Your Heavy Duty Equipment
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 20, 2018
Educate the operators. Employee safety is a requirement to all employers in the world. The equipment will function for a longer time if the person working with it has the right education. It will also educate you on the weight of the machine and the maximum amount of luggage it can accommodate.
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OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries
Safety Services Company
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
OSHA reminds employers to post injury and illness summaries. Employers who haven’t posted their injury/illness summaries could be cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to meet their responsibilities as an employer. Security and Commodity Brokers. Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores.
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Cybersecurity: A Threat That Keeps On Growing
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 25, 2021
With ransomware emerging as a top national security threat, locations with strong cybersecurity sectors are racing to fill a shortage in skilled workers that is leaving half of the industry's job openings unfilled.
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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
The states that have put the assets in place today to support a thriving cybersecurity industry—including STEM-oriented higher education programs with cyber-specific degrees and R&D facilities working in tandem with national security agencies, the U.S. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.
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111 Can Web 2.0 and Social Networks Find You Employment?
Carol Hagen
JULY 29, 2009
LinkedIn & Social Networking: How to Get Noticed & Hired off the Net” This is an educational opportunity that I will offer via webinars in the near future. Discussion immediately ensued about how people can find you, identity theft issues with public profiles, and account settings to secure your profile details.
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100 Security in Your Construction Software
Viewpoint Construction Technology
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Always a priority of any IT platform, security and data privacy is just as important in the construction industry as they are in banking. Integrated security. Integration of these solutions is critical, along with a common security vision and model. Security and data privacy is critical to construction management software.
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PowerSchool Investing $1.8M, Creating 96 Jobs In Virginia
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 4, 2017
PowerSchool, a leading education technology platform for K-12, will invest $1.8 The Roanoke team is passionate about driving PowerSchool’s mission to improve the K-12 education experience by developing and implementing innovative software solutions that help students achieve success. Photo: PowerSchool). said Governor Terry McAuliffe.
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Builders Need to Influence Their Teams to Get the COVID-19 Vaccination
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
I work with smart men and women, old and young, with varying degrees of education. Builders and construction executives are responsible for more than securing certificates of occupancy and laying foundations. I support their financial literacy efforts with 401k contribution education and personal debt management. Smart people.
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7 Brand Experience Strategy Essentials
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
A focus on helping enable customers may mean shifting from an ad that celebrates the ease of buying your homes to a combination of ads, other content, and events that educate buyers about how to prepare for homeownership in the current market. . Empower your team with education, practical tools, efficient processes, and a level of trust.
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Automation in Construction
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 25, 2023
While construction professionals might not be fearing for their lives, many do have concerns about their job security. Generally, this new workforce is tech-savvy and focused on education. Yet most entry-level construction roles do not require any post-secondary education.
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The interior sliding door system (r)evolution
Construction Specifier
MARCH 30, 2022
The doors’ functionality needed to grow to address 21 st -century acoustic requirements, accessibility, physical security, and fire- and life-safety challenges. 1 FERPA applies to those in learning environments, and safeguards students’ educational records.
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How Construction Data Skills Are Being Taught in School
Autodesk Construction Cloud
OCTOBER 18, 2021
These soon-to-be industry-newcomers are acquiring the skills for data management in educational institutions across the world. Below you’ll find highlights from our recent interviews with educators at Birmingham City University (BCU), University College London (UCL), and Technology University Dublin (TU Dublin).
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Norway Most Prosperous, Singapore Most Successful Economy In The World
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 3, 2015
The report ranks 142 countries across eight categories: the Economy, Entrepreneurship & Opportunity; Governance; Education; Health; Safety & Security; Personal Freedom; and Social Capital. Norway Most Prosperous, Singapore Most Successful Economy In The World appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
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Perficient Announces 245-Job Software Development Center In Lafayette, LA
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Lafayette’s educated workforce and proximity to several universities were factors, as were the innovative programs established by supportive local and state leaders focused on economic growth. To secure the project, LED offered the company a customized incentive package that includes the comprehensive workforce solutions of LED FastStart ®.
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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 22, 2016
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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Technology Center Opens At UL Lafayette Research Park
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 18, 2016
million facility, a CGI Onshore IT Services Center of Excellence, will be home to 400 high-quality IT jobs at full employment. CGI’s arrival in Louisiana has helped elevate our state’s status as a leading destination for knowledge-based employers and the creative professionals who help them thrive,” said Governor John Bel Edwards.
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SK Siltron Investing $302M In Michigan Semiconductor Wafer Plant
Business Facilities
AUGUST 26, 2021
Monitor Township is considering a property tax abatement in support of the project, and MEDC approved a State Education Tax abatement to be used in conjunction with the local abatement. The MSF also approved a 15-year State Essential Services Assessment exemption valued at $4.4 Bay Future, Inc. Key Industries Growing In Grand Rapids Region.
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121 OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Fall Restraint Systems secure workers in order to avoid the interaction of the worker and the fall hazard. Employers must understand any areas that pose a risk to workers, including overhead platforms or areas that may have unguarded holes in walking, working surfaces. Fall Arrest Systems can be used to stop a worker’s fall.
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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Fall Restraint systems secure workers in order to avoid the interaction of the worker and the fall hazard. Employers must understand any areas that pose a risk to workers, including overhead platforms or areas that may have unguarded holes in walking, working surfaces. Fall arrest systems can be used to stop a worker’s fall.
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Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage
Business Facilities
APRIL 16, 2018
As cyber threats multiply at an exponential rate, an emerging cybersecurity sector tries to keep pace, with government agencies forming close alliances with world-class institutions of higher education. Read: Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage at BusinessFacilities.com.
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The Future of Work is Now: Is the Construction Industry Ready?
Autodesk Construction Cloud
DECEMBER 16, 2021
And how should private sector, public sector, education institutions, among others, PARTNER to address the systemic challenges in collaboration? . We believe employees prosper by adopting a mindset of continuous learning, acquiring the most in-demand skills and securing the most fulfilling roles. Training .
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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Demographers, sociologists, and political pundits have searched for answers to explain what hints at a mass rejection of the conventional work ethic and a rupturing of the relationship between employee and employer. These exits weren’t just about compensation, either.
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10 Construction Certifications and Where to Get Them
CivilJungle
JUNE 23, 2021
Certification can be a huge addition to a construction worker’s resume, as it tells an employer that you’re serious about keeping your qualifications and experience updated. National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER). National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER).
Pinkerton Relocates Global Headquarters To Ann Arbor, MI
Business Facilities
AUGUST 13, 2014
.” Founded in 1850 as Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, Pinkerton has a well-established place in history having served asAbraham Lincoln’spersonal security detail during the Civil War. The company has a secondMichiganlocation inTroy. ” Pinkerton’s move will be completed by mid August.
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Texas Governor Presented With 2016 State Of The Year Award
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 16, 2017
The State of the Year designation is based on BF’s evaluation of Texas’ economic development strategy and the economic impact of the top projects the state secured in 2016. Quality and economic impact of top projects secured in 2016 in terms of capital investment and jobs created. Diversity of its growth sectors.
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Construction Safety Meetings: 7 Key Topics You Need to Address
Safety Services Company
MAY 3, 2021
In fact, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends that employers regularly enforce standards and regulations. As one of the Focus Four hazards, OSHA encourages employers to train and educate workers on how to recognize these types of hazards and prevent injuries. Fall Hazards in Construction.
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Everyday Employee Safety
Safety Services Company
MARCH 16, 2018
On the job safety is a program of proactive participation between employers, supervisors, and employees; safety is everyone’s business. The best way to gain this knowledge is through education and training. Why Education and Training? How to Promote Employee Safety in the Workplace. What to do in emergencies. Training Benefits.
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48 Construction Business Owner Blogs
Construction Business Owner
MAY 17, 2012
Choosing a Cloud Host: Data Security » Ergonomics and Construction. I think the main areas we need to concentrate on in the construction industry and ergonomics are the hand and power tools workers utilize, material handling equipment, employer and employee training. General Management. Software & Technology. Construction Law.
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Designing offices for the digital workspace
Construction Specifier
DECEMBER 28, 2022
This will also transform the education and collaboration needed for planning, designing, and building these spaces. Like a more traditional co-working space, employers give their employees the opportunity to secure a desk, office, or room for the days they are in the office.
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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 6, 2022
This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars. More than 130 education sessions are planned, more than 1,400 exhibitors are expected, and plenty of demonstrations and networking events to attend as well. .
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U.S. Commerce Department Designates South Kansas A Manufacturing Community
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 30, 2014
Wichita State has a strong history of partnering with advanced manufacturers in research and education of the workforce. Our goal through the IMCP is to secure south central Kansas as a global leader in advanced materials, ensuring increased high-wage employment opportunities for Kansans,” said Wichita State University President John Bardo.
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49 Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona
Business Facilities
AUGUST 23, 2017
What’s more, Arizona offers a robust portfolio of programs and resources supporting both large and emerging tech employers. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. City of Peoria).
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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 9, 2014
o Help Accessing Resources: Where necessary to achieve their goals, Promise Zones will get priority and be able to access federal investments that further the goals of job creation, additional private investment, increased economic activity, improved educational opportunity, and reduction in violent crime.
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OSHA Certification
Safety Services Company
MAY 24, 2018
A s an employer it is your responsibility to provide your employees with the proper OSHA certification training. As an employer, you need to ensure that the course provides your employees the relevant and necessary knowledge to work safely and that’ll help your company be compliant with OSHA certification training requirements.
Advanced Manufacturing Driving Pittsburgh’s Economic Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 5, 2016
The total employment anticipated as a result of these investment announcements is 14,951— 5,417 new jobs and 9,534 retained jobs, marking the highest overall anticipated job impact since 2011. The population of well-educated young professionals is on the rise in southwestern Pennsylvania. A Magnet for Millennials.
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A “Living Building” Reflects Indigenous Values in New Zealand
Natural Building
MAY 24, 2021
hoe members secured full time employment as part of the process. A number of T?hoe The full extent of the building’s transformative impacts is yet to be seen and will continue to unfold over the generations to come. A brighter future is not only possible, but already unfolding.
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