5 Tips to Attracting + Retaining Talent in 2023

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Investment of time = long-term engagement By Jon Taylor Every contractor struggles with attracting and retaining talent in a competitive market like this, especially considering the need for skilled labor that exists today. In response to the shortage, industry organizations are being formed to promote careers in construction. In the meantime, contractors are placing a renewed emphasis on recruiting efforts, creating programs to support the training of new hires with little to no exposure to the industry. At the same time, they are trying to keep their existing employee base happy. As a result, every contractor is searching for an … Read more

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Wages Increasing for Skilled Labor in Construction Industry

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Turner Construction Company announced the Third Quarter 2022 Turner Building Cost Index — which measures costs in the nonresidential building construction market in the United States — had increased to the value of 1311. This represents a 2.18% quarterly increase from second quarter 2022 and an 8.62% yearly increase from third quarter 2021. “We are experiencing a robust market with numerous mega-jobs. A shortage of skilled labor continues to lead contractors to be more selective in the projects they pursue. Wages are increasing to attract more labor into the industry and to incentivize skilled labor to travel to meet project … Read more

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Core Launches ‘Crews by Core Pro’ Labor Operating System

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Core has launched Crews by Core Pro, a labor operating system that offers the capability to hire and manage crews with a task and labor management tool that syncs with existing systems to get labor onsite, improve communication and reduce rework. Since its debut in fall of 2020, this new, single-solution platform has matched hundreds of companies with thousands of workers in the construction labor marketplace, all with the help of technology and built-in algorithms that leverage keyword search for both jobs and workers. Crews by Core Pro LaborOS connects teams in a single system on desktop and/or mobile. This … Read more

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AGC Reports Construction Employment Declines in 203 Metro Areas March 2020-March 2021 Despite Homebuilding Boom, Improving Economy

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Construction employment decreased from March 2020 to March 2021 in 203, or 57%, of the nation’s metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data recently released. Association officials said the industry’s broader recovery in many parts of the country is being hampered by rising materials prices, supply chain disruptions and project cancellations.   “Nearly twice as many metros have lost construction jobs as gained them in the past 12 months, even though homebuilding has recovered strongly and the overall economy is in much better shape than it was a year ago,” … Read more

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Podcast Looks at State of Construction Industry, Opportunities for Growth + More

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The latest installment in the podcast series “Topcon Talks Construction” is now available. Hosted by Murray Lodge, senior vice president of Construction for Topcon Positioning Group, the podcast covers a number of topics ranging from the state of economic recovery in the U.S. and North America to building tomorrow’s construction workforce. Guests for the newest installment include Kate Fox Wood, Washington-D.C.-based senior director of government relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and Dariana Tani, economist for the Americas for GlobalData LLC, headquartered in London. Together with Lodge, they discuss ways in which the construction industry is moving forward in … Read more

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