Engineering News Record

Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans Blog

This summer, renovations to a trio of large, former office buildings in downtown Cleveland are due to get underway that will convert their combined 2+ million square feet into mixed uses that will add 1,671 housing units, Class A office and co-working spaces, plus unique restaurant, retail and residential amenities. Total investment is projected to be $687 million for all three projects — The Centennial, 45 Erieview and The Rockefeller Building.

Laura Hancock, cleveland.com

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a $3.5 billion capital budget on Tuesday, June 14, which provides money for the construction of an Intel chip manufacturing facility, school safety measures and community projects.

AGC

Rapidly rising hourly earnings enabled the construction industry to add 36,000 employees in May, but a record number of job openings going into the month suggests contractors want to hire even more workers, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government data. Association officials said firms would have hired even more workers if they could find more people willing to work in the sector.

Kim Palmer, Crain's

A career military veteran leaves the service both highly skilled and trained to both follow and lead — characteristics that businesses clamor for in an employee.

Many of those potential workers, though, have little experience writing a resume or doing a traditional job interview.

Contractor Magazine

A review of 2018-2021 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) surveys of more than 5,000 member firms nationwide reveals that nonunion construction firms are facing significantly greater workforce supply problems than their union counterparts, and that these problems preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.

The surveys, which include responses from 1,768 union contractors and 3,893 nonunion contractors.

On May 5, more than 180 members of the union construction industry spent the day shooting clays during Cleveland Builds’ 2nd annual fundraiser. More than $60,000 was raised - $10,000 more than last year - to support Cleveland Builds' work to promote careers in the skilled trades. Cleveland Builds’ pre-apprenticeship training is perfect for those who like to work with their hands and want a fulfilling career with good pay and excellent benefits. This year’s Clay Shoot brought an increased number of participants, funds, fun and awareness raised.

Zachary Phillips, Construction Dive

Julie Strupp, Construction Dive

The Girl Scouts and the National Association of Homebuilders are teaming up to create a new patch and charm program in an effort to spark girls' early interest in construction and build their self-esteem, according to an NAHB press release.

Joe Bousquin, Construction Dive

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh rolled out new rulemaking proposals for the first time in nearly 40 years to change the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets the prevailing wages contractors must pay workers on federal projects.