Hiring Our Heroes: Military Vets Could Be Answer to Construction Staffing Challenges

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As construction companies struggle with finding skilled labor, military veterans are a segment of the labor force that deserves attention. Vets make up about 7% of the construction workforce and each year approximately 200,000 vets transition out of the military. Those construction firms that have been successful in recruiting and retaining veterans say their hard and soft skills, as well as attitudinal characteristics make them great new hires. In addition, several programs are in place that make it advantageous and cost-effective to train and hire vets. CONEXPO-CON/AGG is sharing the key benefits vets offer, how to recruit and how to … Read more

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KAI Build Named MOWIT 2021 Breaking Barriers Contractor of the Year

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KAI Build has been named the 2021 Breaking Barriers Contractor of the Year by the Missouri Women in Trades organization. KAI accepted the award during MOWIT’s Blue Collar Black Tie Awards Gala honoring and celebrating women in the trades on Sept. 17 at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 Grand Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 2008, MOWIT works to expand opportunities for women to enter and succeed in apprenticeship and careers in the construction and building trades in the greater St. Louis area. MOWIT works with employers, unions, educational organizations and other entities to increase women’s equal employment … Read more

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Building Talent Foundation, Simpson Strong-Tie Form Alliance to Promote Trades

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Building Talent Foundation and Simpson Strong-Tie have formed a strategic alliance to promote the growth of the residential construction industry workforce in the United States. BTF is a non-profit organization focused on connecting young and underserved people to skilled trades training and career opportunities. Simpson Strong-Tie is committed to giving back to its communities by contributing to the quality of construction trades education and the promotion and advancement of the trades. BTF’s mission is to advance the education, training and career progression of young people and people from underrepresented groups, as skilled technical workers and business owners in residential construction. … Read more

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Construction Resource Center Caters to Chicago Community

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The Turner Paschen Aviation Partners has entered into a partnership with the JLM Abundant Life Center on Chicago, Illinois’ West Side. The partnership was designed to create a direct and meaningful connection with the local workforce and businesses by establishing a resource center. Working with many of the city’s designated workforce and contractor assist agencies, the team will offer workshops and programs to educate and inform the community about upcoming O’Hare-related construction activities. Some of the key benefits and features include: delivery of real-time information for upcoming opportunities alignment with the community by being conveniently located in a business and … Read more

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New Helmets to Hardhats Executive to Lead Construction Pathway Program for Military Servicemembers, Veterans

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North America’s Building Trades Unions and its signatory contractor associations who operate the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment have selected Martin Helms as executive director of the Helmets to Hardhats program. Helms joins Helmets to Hardhats from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, where he served as training director in Akron, Ohio. As a successful Helmets to Hardhats participant, Helms has a passion for the program’s mission and a personal understanding of the career pathways that H2H provides. With over 10 years of joint labor-management apprenticeship … Read more

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