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NAHB Chairman's Letter: Mental Health and Worker Well-Being

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The website also contains a wealth of material, including articles and webinars focused on mental health resources for employers, Toolbox talks on self-care, and suicide prevention resources. The grant will be used to continue to develop resources for this ongoing mental health initiative.

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“Mitbestimmung” in Tennessee

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A showdown between the United Auto Workers and Volkswagen at VW’s $1-billion assembly plant in Chattanooga, TN could have profound implications for the future of the union, the plant and labor relations in the U.S. to offer a compromise to the autoworkers union. Now, buoyed by a brisk recovery in the U.S.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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When Branka Minic became CEO of the Building Talent Foundation (BTF), an Orlando, Fla.-based What Minic found was a weak talent pipeline, a disconnect between what schools teach and what employers need, and way too much employee churn. It plans to add 10 more markets within the next 12 months. .

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What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

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Foundation. Arrange Construction Site & Pour Foundation. The employment of BIM is especially to play a significant role in controlling these factors. Union workers usually get paid better than non-union counterparts. Design Process. Prepare Estimation & Budgets. Building Permits. Approach a Contractor.

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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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Los Angeles, CA (Neighborhoods of Pico Union, Westlake, Koreatown, Hollywood, and East Hollywood). For decades before the economic crisis, local communities were transformed as jobs were sent overseas and middle class Americans worked harder and harder but found it more difficult to get ahead.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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Los Angeles, CA (Neighborhoods of Pico Union, Westlake, Koreatown, Hollywood, and East Hollywood). From the original story: For decades before the economic crisis, local communities were transformed as jobs were sent overseas and middle class Americans worked harder and harder but found it more difficult to get ahead.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. Among these are two of the nation’s largest trucking companies: J.B.