Three Out of Four Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From March 2021 To March 2022, Even as Labor Shortages Hold Back Further Gains
Construction employment increased in three-fourths of U.S. metro areas between March 2021 and March 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted that labor shortages likely kept many firms from adding even more workers during the past year. “It is heartening to see…
El Paso, Texas’s Veliz Construction Wins Diverse Business of the Year Award From National Construction Association
El Paso’s Veliz Construction was named the 2022 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced recently. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards, which are sponsored by WTW, to Austin Commercial, Hensel Phelps, Millstone Weber, LLC, and Central Builders. “These awards recognize firms…
AGC & Procore Meet Initial Goal of Raising $500,000 to Launch a New Scholarship for Minority Students Studying Construction at HBCUs
The Associated General Contractors of America and Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, announced recently they have met their initial fundraising goal of $500,000 for a new scholarship to support minority students studying construction at the nation’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities, or HBCUs for short. Students will…
UMASS Amherst Has One of the Nation’s Most Outstanding Student Construction Chapters of 2021, According to the National Trade Association
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, as well as Kansas State University and Boise State University were named the nation’s most outstanding student construction chapters of 2021, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. The student chapters were each honored for one of three categories: Emerging Student Chapter Award, Community Service Award, and Construction Management…
Well-prepared to Build an Intelligent World – Innodisk AIoT Solutions Target EV and Smart City
Innodisk, a leading global provider of industrial flash and memory solutions, reflects on its AIoT wins of last year and outlook for 2022. Even now, in 2022, AIoT is still a buzz that’s impossible for business leaders to ignore however many are still not exactly sure how the pieces of the AIoT puzzle fit together…
MAC Safety Consultants’ Research Finds Vita Inclinata’s Vita Load Navigator Reduces Construction Fatalities by 75% and Overall Accidents by 63%
Vita Inclinata (Vita), developer and producer of helicopter and crane load stabilization and precision hardware, today revealed the results of Mac Safety Consultants’ analysis on how the Vita Load Navigator (VLN) system can decrease construction site accidents and fatalities associated with lifting and spinning loads hoisted by cranes. The dramatic survey results quantified the VLN’s…
Contractors: Why You Must Read the State of the Construction Industry Article
By Helen Callier, Contributing Writer Did you read the industry article about the state of construction in the Subcontractors USA February 2022 issue? If you did not, you can still find this article online on pages 16 and 17 as it relays construction industry stats that can be useful for you to plan, develop, and…
Construction Employment Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Peak in Majority of Metro Areas; Association Calls for Steps To Enlarge Worker Supply
Construction employment increased from February 2020—the month before the coronavirus pandemic—to February 2022 in nearly three-fifths of U.S. metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials said it is getting harder to find workers and urged officials to invest more in career training…
Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs in March, While Project Spending Rises for 12th Straight Month in February; Officials Warn of Growing Challenges
Construction employment climbed by 19,000 jobs between February and March, while spending on construction projects rose for the 12th month in a row in February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association leaders warned that further gains may stall unless the supply of workers and…
Equal Pay: How Women Can Benefit From a Career in Construction
The disruptions of the pandemic led to not only job losses but also the Great Resignation, with many Americans reevaluating their careers and searching for better opportunities. While some areas are recovering, studies from the Pew Research Center, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and others suggest that more women have lost their jobs overall,…
Congress Again Works To Meet Government Funding Deadline
After passing a short-term three-week extension of government funding in February, Congress is again faced with an impending deadline to fund the government by March 11. This gives lawmakers a week to finalize and pass a full fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding package that would set new spending levels for the year after multiple continuations…
Construction Industry Adds 60,000 Jobs in February as Hourly Wages Post Steepest Rise Since 1982; Competition for Workers Expected To Intensify 
Construction employment climbed by 60,000 jobs between January and February as hourly pay rose at the steepest pace in nearly 40 years, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association leaders urged officials in Washington to boost support for career training and education to enable more…
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