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Training & Education
5 Truths About Training
Yes, employee training comes at a cost, but can you afford not to do it?
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Construction News Tracker
[VIDEO] AGC Survey Measures How Contractors are Raising Pay to Attract Workers
Survey found 77% of contractors have raised their pay scales to attract more employees; plus more construction industry news on the September 20, 2018, edition of Construction News Tracker
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Business
Three Steps to Take Control of Your Infrastructure Project Fleet
United Rentals shares three steps that can help you reduce costs and improve management of your equipment fleet, both owned and rented.
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Construction News
FMI Q3 2018 Construction Outlook Forecasts Turnaround in Power Spending
FMI Corporation
2018 spending in big construction segments is growing meekly, and only one segment is expected to decline, accelerating total spending growth faster than in 2017
Spending in the huge power construction segment has increased recently enough that FMI promoted the segment from ‘Down’ into ‘Stable’ territory.
Construction News
Deal Sustains Construction on Last New US Nuclear Power Plant
Owners of the Vogtle reactor addition agreed to proceed even as unpredictable financial risks threaten the half-built project
Vogtle nuclear power plant construction
Business
Construction Employment Increased in 287 of 358 Metro Areas Between August 2017 and 2018
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Construction employment increased in 287 metro areas (80%), declined in 35 (10%) and was unchanged in 36 (10%)
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Construction News
Fed Raises Funds Rate, Expects More in December
With the US economy growing ‘at a healthy clip’ and unemployment near 18-year low, the central bank’s action lifts borrowing costs to 7-year high
This week's increase in the federal funds rate -- the eighth since the Fed began to lift rates in late 2015 -- leaves rates lower than average, still positioned to stimulate the economy.
Construction Safety
Resources Offered to Keep Workers Safe from Trenching-related Hazards
U.S. Department of Labor provides resources to increase awareness of trenching hazards, educate employers and workers on cave-in prevention and decrease the number of trench collapses
Trench Safety Resources
Lifting Equipment
Should Ladders Be Banned from US Jobsites?
Despite their ubiquity and endurance, ladders are often not the best tool for the job, especially in this day and age when there are so many safer alternatives for low level access.
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Construction News
Talks Fail, Michigan Road Builders Turn to Non-Union Operators
Michigan contractors’ association imposed a work stoppage when Operating Engineers pressed to negotiate new contracts with individual contractors
Coaching & Consulting
The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Episode 8: Technology & the Future of Your Business, Part 2
Join Brad Humphrey, and the Caterpillar team -- Lonnie Fritz, Jason Hurdis, and Scott Hagemann, in part two of technology and the future of your business.
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Construction News
Port of Long Beach Okays $870M On-Dock Rail Site
Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility would be able to assemble mile-long trains to put half of the port’s container volumes on rails
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