News Roundup (396)
Skilled Labor Shortage to Hit Commercial Businesses Hardest: Report
- Saturday, 08 September 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
Commercial construction and safety will face the greatest impact from the skilled labor shortage plaguing the industry. So reports forconstructionpros.com.
Read more...New Home Construction Slows Amid Rising Mortgage Rates, Labor Shortage
- Friday, 17 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
Rising mortgage rates and a skilled craftsman shortage may have contributed to a slowdown in new home construction. So reports MarketWatch.
Read more...Foreman Uses Duct-Tape, Ju-Jitsu to Help Allegedly Assaulted Cop
- Friday, 17 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
Greg Barkley, a construction site foreman in Arizona, helped subdue a man who apparently lunged at an off-duty police officer by summoning his martial arts background. So reports KITV4, an ABC affiliate.
Read more...Homebuilder Stocks Dip Amid Declining Sentiment
- Friday, 17 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
Major home construction company stocks dipped as homebuilder sentiment is down and U.S. equity trading lags. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Construction Workers Account for 1/4 of OD Deaths in Mass.: Report
- Friday, 17 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released a report attributing nearly one-quarter of overdose deaths over a five-year period to construction workers. So reports Building Design + Construction.
Read more...Disinterested Youngsters Contributing to Labor Shortage
- Friday, 03 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
Construction industry website BuildZoom found the number of construction workers under age 25 dropped by 30% between 2005 and 2016. So reports KCCI 8, a CBS affiliate.
Read more...Construction Worker Hit By Car, Dies from Injuries
- Friday, 03 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by Administrator
An Indiana construction worker was killed in Michigan after being struck by a vehicle. So reports the Times Herald.
Read more...Construction Industry Soaking Up Venture Capital at Rapid Rate
- Friday, 03 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
The construction industry has become a focal point for tech investments and venture capital money, rapidly growing over the past decade to $1.38 billon. So reports Curbed.
Read more...Trump Considering Raising Chinese Tariffs to 25%
- Friday, 03 August 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
According to reports, President Trump’s administration is considering a 25% tariff on more than $200 billion in Chinese goods including maple, ash, beech and plywood. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Lift Operator Reportedly Electrocuted
- Saturday, 21 July 2018
- News Roundup
- Written by TPB News
A construction worker in Pennsylvania was reportedly electrocuted after his lift touched a power line. So reports the Leader Herald.
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