AGC

On February 10, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced AGC-supported legislation to extend the employee retention tax credit (ERTC) through the end of 2021. The Senate bill mirrors AGC-supported legislation introduced in the House of Representatives last month by Reps. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.).

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

A new study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found that a union apprenticeship may be a better ticket to the middle class than a traditional four-year degree.

Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans

In a recent presentation by the chief of the Cleveland Clinic, the public got a sneak peak of two of its major-new facilities in the background. The conceptual renderings offered the first-ever public glimpse of what the new Neurological Institute could look like and gave a revised design of the proposed expansion of the Cole Eye Institute.

Zachary Phillips, Construction Dive

The number of American workers who belong to unions continued to decline in 2021. 

CSU

Cleveland State University has kicked off the process to create a 10-year campus master plan to design and guide the development of its physical campus to support CSU 2.0 – the university’s aggressive, growth-oriented strategic plan.

Jon Marcus, Washington Post

Zachary Phillips, Construction Dive

For construction, a "Help Wanted" sign is familiar, as the demand for new workers has continued to outpace the supply.

The industry has faced a compounding labor shortage for decades, and, in 2022, a perfect storm of swirling factors could both aid and exacerbate the issue.

AGC

CBCTC

For the first time since October 2019, the Cleveland Building Trades Tradeswomen Committee hosted their Apprenticeship Fair. 

The semi-annual event was paused in 2020 and the first part of 2021 for COVID-19 safety precautions.

After a year and a half pause, the apprenticeship fair resumed with an in-person event in mid-October at the Plumbers Local 55 Union Hall. The event drew more than 230 students and adults.

Scott Suttell, Crain's

Ohio added more than 20,000 jobs in October as the state's unemployment rate fell to 5.1% from a revised 5.3% in September, according to data released Friday, Nov. 19, by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.