How Tech Can Help Construction’s Staffing Crisis

This Digging Deeper podcast episode features Adam Stark, CEO of Jet.Build discussing why tech-enabled construction talent is key to solving this generation’s staffing crisis.

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Jun 24, 2024
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How The Tech-Savvy Generation Can Help Construction Staffing
Speaking with Adam Stark is the co-founder and COO of Jet.Build about his thoughts on how tech-savvy workers can help address the skilled labor shortage in construction.
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The construction sector has a severe staffing issue. But Adam Stark, COO and co-founder of Jet.Build, says that tech-enabled construction talent is key to solving this generation’s staffing crisis. Jonathan Kozlowski, editor of Concrete Contractor and Rental, talks with Adam in this episode of the Digging Deeper podcast to find out what that means for construction and his thoughts on addressing the skilled labor shortage. Adam hosts The Veterans Who Build Show, a podcast supporting the veterans in construction. 

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