Giving Back to Our Veterans: ICUEE 2017 Charity Auction to Connect Military Veterans with Jobs
ICUEE, The Demo Expo is again teaming with the Call of Duty™ Endowment for an industry-giveback benefit auction at ICUEE 2017. All proceeds will go to the Endowment, which notes that every $619 raised helps a veteran obtain a good job. The Call of Duty™...
Outliving Empires: Why 2,000-Year-Old Concrete Made by the Romans Still Stands Today
A new look inside 2,000-year-old concrete – made from volcanic ash, lime (the product of baked limestone), and seawater – has provided new clues to the evolving chemistry and mineral cements that allow ancient harbor structures to withstand the test of...
Skilled Worker Shortage Continues to Hold Back Construction Spending, According to AGC
Construction spending in May was unchanged from April but increased from a year ago amid growing reports that contractors are struggling to find enough skilled workers to keep projects on schedule, according to an analysis of new government data by the...
Border Wall Prototypes Will Be Built by September
Contractors are submitting their designs ahead of the White House's promised construction of a wall along the US border with Mexico, according to a statement by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency. The contestants will provide border wall prototypes...
ABC Says Apprenticeship Expansion “Helps All Americans Build America”
The ABC applauded President Trump's executive action on apprenticeships, which is an important step toward building new career opportunities for all Americans. If fully implemented, the order will allow industries to build innovative workforce development...
![Fixing America’s Infrastructure is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Build a Better Workforce [OPINION]](https://contractorsequipmentdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/construction-workers-silhouette-GENERIC-400x250.jpg)
Fixing America’s Infrastructure is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Build a Better Workforce [OPINION]
Everyone knows America’s infrastructure is crumbling and in desperate need of attention. But that’s far from the only looming national deficit. Our human capital is just as depleted. There’s a growing mismatch between workers and jobs that’s threatening the American...
![Why Operator Awareness – Not Tech – is the Best Means of Accident Prevention [COMMENTARY]](https://contractorsequipmentdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Resized_14041_AEM_Staff_Portraits_1037-400x250.jpg)
Why Operator Awareness – Not Tech – is the Best Means of Accident Prevention [COMMENTARY]
I’ve spent a significant portion of the days and weeks since I participated in AEM’s Product Safety and Compliance Seminar trying to wrap my mind around its many topics: building a product safety program, risk assessment, safety symbol comprehension and the psychology...
BIM Gaining Ground in Transportation Infrastructure
A new SmartMarket Report from Dodge Data & Analytics shows that the use of building information modeling (BIM) is increasing in the horizontal construction market. The Business Value of BIM for Infrastructure 2017 SmartMarket Report –produced in partnership with...
Researchers Evaluate ACI System for Categorizing Formed Concrete Surfaces
Researchers have concluded a project that examined and evaluated the American Concrete Institute’s “Guide to Formed Concrete Surfaces (ACI 347.3R-13)” with primary funding from the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) and additional funding from the RMC...
Dignitaries, Case Family Members and Employees Rally to Celebrate CASE Landmark Birthday
CASE Construction Equipment celebrated the CASE brand’s 175th birthday with a rally and luncheon attended by 800+ employees in Racine, Wis., as well as local dignitaries, elected officials and a descendant of the Case family. The company was founded in 1842 in nearby...
First ‘Safe + Sound Week’ Focuses on Raising Awareness of the Value of Workplace Safety
OSHA announced it has designated June 12-18, 2017, as “Safe + Sound Week,” a new nationwide effort that calls on organizations of all sizes in a wide range of industries to raise awareness of the value and importance of workplace safety and health programs. Joining...
Industry Alliance Formed to Address Construction Productivity Issues
Industry leaders Viewpoint, BKD LLP & FMI Corporation have teamed up to perform deep research into construction productivity issues in order to make practical recommendations for areas of improvement. The lag in global construction productivity has been widely...
![The U.S. Has Forgotten How to Do Infrastructure [OPINION]](https://contractorsequipmentdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/800x-1-400x250.jpg)
The U.S. Has Forgotten How to Do Infrastructure [OPINION]
The nation once built things fast and cheaply. Now experts are puzzled why costs are higher and projects take longer than in other countries. As Vox’s Matthew Yglesias points out, the problem with high infrastructure costs is that they force us to debate the wrong...
