New Report Details Federal Funding Gap For Workforce Prep Despite Persistent Labor Needs

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Only one-fifth of federal investments in postsecondary education support workforce development for fields like construction and manufacturing, while the rest of the money goes to “traditional” degree programs according to a new report on federal workforce funding levels. The report, produced by the Progressive Policy Institute, the Associated General Contractors of America and Procore, notes this funding gap is making it hard for many employers to find qualified workers to hire. The report, titled Building a Stronger Workforce: Federal Spending on Postsecondary Education and Training, notes that of the $139.5 billion the federal government spends annually on postsecondary education, only $28.2 billion goes to workforce education and training programs. The other $111.3 billion supports “traditional” degree programs that only 38% of Americans complete. … Read more

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Tufts Medicine, Acadia Healthcare Break Ground on Behavioral Health Hospital To Serve Greater Boston Area

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Tufts Medicine and Acadia Healthcare Company held a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on a 144-bed behavioral health hospital in Malden, Massachusetts. Slated to open in fall 2025, the hospital will be a center of excellence serving patients of all ages. The new hospital will offer the latest in inpatient behavioral healthcare and intensive outpatient programs and providing the continuum of care needed to support patients and their families. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor and Stengel Hill Architecture is the architect for the project. The new hospital will also serve as a teaching hospital for psychiatry and other behavioral health professionals, training students and residents from the Tufts University School of Medicine. Learn more about this project here.

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Stevens Construction Expands Orlando Healthcare Team

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Stevens Construction has expanded its Orlando, Florida team with the addition of project manager Robin Hetzel. She will lead healthcare projects throughout the entire lifecycle from preconstruction to warranty, ensuring the client’s budget, schedule and quality goals are achieved. An accomplished construction professional, Hetzel brings to her position 20 years of commercial and healthcare experience leading new construction and renovation projects throughout Central Florida, including freestanding emergency rooms, operating room and imaging suite renovations, and medical office buildings. A graduate from the University of Central Florida, Hetzel earned her 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification and Infection Control Risk … Read more

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ABC: Construction Materials Prices Decrease

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Construction input prices decreased 0.9% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices decreased 0.8% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 2.1% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 2.2% higher. Prices decreased in 2 of the 3 energy subcategories last month. Crude petroleum prices were down 8.7%, while unprocessed energy materials prices decreased 6.6%. Natural gas prices were up by 1.7%. “For contractors, this data provides excellent news along two fronts,” said … Read more

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UAB’s 12 New Construction, Renovation Projects Transforming Campus

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham continues to implement its strategic plan and campus master plan by building new facilities and renovating existing spaces to enhance opportunities for success across UAB’s mission pillars of education, research innovation and economic development, community service and patient care. The development of UAB’s physical campus plays a role in the recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff, offering  spaces to live, study and work. UAB’s new strategic plan support the institution’s strategic growth, including the physical evolution of the campus, exemplified in 12 projects. Several of these projects also directly support UAB’s Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose, an institution-wide effort to aggressively expand UAB’s research portfolio and multiply … Read more

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