Tag Archive: Workforce Development

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Barbco Joins Manufacturing Workforce Development Partnership

In July, the Ohio Manufacturer’s Association (OMA) officially recognized and certified the newly formed Stark Coun...

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DCATrenchless.com Launched to Educate Members, Public

The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) launched DCATrenchless.com at the DCA Virtual Spring Meeting on...

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Last Word: Building a Better Canada by Supporting a Diverse...

Construction is one of the largest economic sectors in Canada, driven in part by the global demand for natural resources...

AEM, SkillsUSA Team Up to Tackle Manufacturing’s Skills Gap
AEM, SkillsUSA Team Up to Tackle Manufacturing’s Skills Gap

When it comes to workforce development, community matters. Your next generation of workers are right outside your door, ...

Joe Lane, Ray Post, Maureen Carlin, Harper Daniell and Max Hoerr II
Trenchless Technology Roundtable: The Contractor’s Point of View

The editorial staff at Trenchless Technology sat down for a conversation with some of the the leading trenchless industr...

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AEM Announces Work Force Grants

AEM is issuing five $10,000 grants to non-profit organizations who partner with AEM member companies and/or their distri...

Tech Forum: 10 Marketing Ideas to Identify and Attract Trade...

Most firms in the trenchless technology industry are starving for quality workers, but many aren’t fully capitalizing...

DCA Supports SkillsUSA To Champion Workforce Development, Close Skills Gap

The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) has announced support for SkillsUSA, a national nonprofit focused on work...

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Construction Employment Rises by 280,000 in 2018

Construction employment increased by 38,000 jobs in December and by 280,000 jobs, or 4.0 percent, over the past year, wh...

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Construction Input Costs Rise 6.2 Percent Through August

Prices for goods and services used in construction costs climbed 6.2 percent over the past year, intensifying a cost squ...

Last Word: Tapping into Millennials at the Construction Jobsite

With the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, we have grown accustomed to using it to simplify tasks and stre...

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Akkerman Hosts Local School Districts to Promote Manufacturing Careers

Akkerman opened its doors Dec. 21 to high school students from LeRoy-Ostrander, Southland and Kingsland school districts...

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AGC of America Releases Construction Jobs Report for November 2017

Forty states added construction jobs between November 2016 and November 2017, while 39 states added construction jobs be...

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Five Refugees Part of Herrenknecht AG Apprenticeship Program

This fall, 56 young men and women began their careers with an apprenticeship at Herrenknecht AG. They are training for o...