Labor

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Highest Paid Occupations in Construction

Brandon Patterson of the Workforce Development HBA of Greater Des Moines is helping solve the skilled trades shortage

Brandon Patterson Is Working to Rebuild the Skilled Trades Pipeline in Iowa

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Construction Employment for Women Increased

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Labor Shortages Aggravate Housing Affordability

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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in the Home Building Industry

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Construction Workers Need Continuous Skills Upgrades

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Construction Jobs Grew in May

Katerra launches apprenticeship program

Katerra Launches Apprenticeship Program

New initiatives aim to get youths into hard hats and onto construction sites.

Signing Up Students for the Trades

For all the worrying about a home building slump after six years of increasing revenues and numbers of homes built, 2018 proved to have a bottom line of more of the same. 2019 Housing Giants Report

Managing Rising Costs and Risk

@alex_andrews | New survey data show that about 85 percent of remodelers reported a dearth of available carpentry workers in Q3 2018, and roughly 48 percent of respondents said the shortage was "serious."

Remodeling Labor Shortages

@sunburned_surveyor | Based on employment data analysis, a new report forecasts new construction activity in the U.S. for 2019 through 2028. In March, construction jobs were the fourth biggest source of employment growth in the nation.

Sizing Up Starts