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Training & Education
Never a Better Time for Virtual Training
Virtual training, often with simulators, has enabled working construction workers, as well as those preparing to enter the field, to continue growing their skills without worrying about social distancing and masks to guard against spreading COVID-19.
Equipment
AED Partners with ITB to Provide Equipment Distribution Content
Training & Education
Lowe's Donates to Community College Building Construction Program
Construction Technology
Students Learn Construction Skills Through Virtual Reality
Training & Education
Serious Labs Partners with GPRC to Provide Student Training Solutions
Training & Education
Procore, U.S. Minority Contractors Partner on Resources
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Asphalt
Where Does Surface Transportation Funding Stand?
With the latest coronavirus relief bill to the Senate, experts say infrastructure funding is the next item on the Congressional agenda
Labor & Workforce Development
What Workforce Challenges Are Ahead for Key Construction Industry Segments?
Where there is construction growth, there will be significant difficulties in meeting the demand for workers. Here is a look at what's ahead in 2021.
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The Construction News Tracker is the industry's only regular newscast featuring developing and breaking news, products, information, and industry analysis specifically for construction professionals.
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Training & Education
ASSP and ANSI Announce Revised Standard for Construction Safety
The American Society of Safety Professionals and the American National Standards Institute has revised a standard to help keep construction workers safe by highlighting best practices to be implemented in safety programs.
Equipment
Terex Corp. Donates Equipment to Pennsylvania College of Technology
Terex Corporation has donated a new crane engine and four drive axles for instructional purposes to the Pennsylvania College of Technology's heavy equipment and diesel technology programs.
Lifting Equipment
IPAF Provides Membership Fee Discount Due to COVID-19
IPAF has offered a 25 percent discount on the 2020 membership fee to provide financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Training & Education
NCCER and BYF Announce Scholarship and I BUILT THIS! Contest Winners
BYF, an initiative to recruit the next generation of craft professionals, presents the recipients of the Careers in Construction Month scholarships and I BUILT THIS! contest winners.
Training & Education
Webinar Aims to Help Contractors Maintain Profitability Post-Pandemic
On Dec. 1, 2020, the BCA Insurance Group, Avrio Solutions and TD Bank will host a webinar series to help contractors navigate the future of construction post-pandemic. Their aim is to provide information to help contractors find continued success.
Asphalt
Companies Continue to Prioritize Training During Pandemic
Murphy Tractor's Travis Long was one of two inaugural graduates to receive the "Master Technician" certification from the Wirtgen Group
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Watch The Latest Construction News
The Construction News Tracker is the industry's only regular newscast featuring developing and breaking news, products, information, and industry analysis specifically for construction professionals.
Asphalt
Construction Training During a Pandemic
Training may look a little different this year, but it's still important to engage your crew to ensure the long term success of your construction business.
Asphalt
Asphalt Contractor 2020-2021 Training Guide
With some training courses for the asphalt industry cancelled or going virtual over the next year, this guide offers a list of opportunities for contractors to continue learning, despite the pandemic
Concrete
CEMEX announces winner of the Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship
CEMEX announced its latest scholarship winner.
Training & Education
Simulator Elevates Training for NYC Crane Operators
IUOE Local 14 elevates training for New York City crane operators with a CM Labs crane simulator.
Concrete
ACI Foundation's Strategic Development Council to Host Virtual Technology Forum
The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its first virtual Technology Forum on Aug. 25 and 27, 2020.
Concrete
AED Foundation Continues Its Endeavor to Accredit 100 College Programs
The AED Foundation (AEDF) is committed to accrediting 100 college programs by 2024, working consistently with schools to provide this distinction.
Business Services
10 Tips to Fast-track Your Leaders
There is a commitment you must make as a contractor or senior leader in your efforts to bring along a new leader as fast as you can.
Business Services
6 Steps to Getting Generations to Work Together
Make the effort to positively impact and influence your workers, no matter the generation, to see the greatness of your company.
Personnel Management
The Making of a Leader: The Construction Vice President
The role of construction vice president has expanded to take on more-specific responsibilities, demanding an individual who is more skilled and schooled in ways to grow the company
Business Services
Improve Your Preplanning Agenda for On-the-job Success
6 tips to set preplanning meeting agenda
Training & Education
AED Foundation’s Construction Career Aptitude Test Soon to Launch
As the AED Foundation (AEDF) continues to address the industry's skills gap through its Vision 2024 plan, the soon-to-launch Construction Career Aptitude Test aims to help address the workforce shortage starting at the high school level.
Concrete
ACI Expands Certification Offerings, Launches App
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the addition of several new certification programs, marking a total of more than 30 certification program offerings now available.
Profit Matters
Why It Pays to Invest in Operator Training
How much benefit do you get from a couple hours or days of training? Here’s how investing in training pays you back — right away and down the road.
Concrete
Brokk Offers Jobsite Safety, Productivity Training Program
Brokk is offering training for jobsite safety and productivity.
Concrete
5 Reasons to Attend the Concrete Foundations Virtual Convention 2020
Concrete Foundations Association's annual convention is virtual this year.
Concrete
ACI Webinars Highly Attended
Any ACI Chapter in good standing can offer unlimited webinars on a date, time and topic of their choosing.
Concrete
What are FF and FL numbers?
Since it was introduced in the 1970s, F-numbers have proven to be useful in measuring and improving concrete floor flatness and levelness. With modern finishing equipment, achieving overall floor flatness and levelness has made it easy for flatwork finish
Concrete
ACI Announces Middle East Fellowship Recipient
ACI has named the recipient of the Middle East Fellowship for the 2020-2021 award year.
Concrete
ACI Foundation Announces the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship
The $5,000 scholarship will be administered by the ACI Foundation and awarded annually to undergraduate students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in civil engineering or construction management.
Rental
Exceptional Customer Service Starts with Confidence
Customers want to know that the employee they are working with is confident and will be able to serve them in a professional manner.
Concrete
LafargeHolcim Awards Scholarships for Skill Development
LafargeHolcim recently announced the names of the eight recipients of the 37th Annual Gygi and von Wyss Foundation Scholarship, an award open to children of employees of LafargeHolcim companies in the United States.
Training & Education
Ditch Witch Offers New Equipment Operation Training Modules
The Ditch Witch certified training modules are available for stand-on skid steers, walk-behind trenchers, ride-on trenchers and roto witch drilling attachment.
Asphalt
How to Recruit Gen Z to the Construction Industry
Move over Millennials, Generation-Z workers are ready to take your jobs and here’s why they’ll succeed