Highway & Bridge Construction Employment, Wages Continue to Grow
By Lital Shair Nada, market research associate, ARTBA Highway and bridge construction employment increased by 2.3 percent in August compared to the same month last year, according to monthly data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The increase represents...
Industry CEO Panel Focuses on Workforce & Safety Issues
Left to right: Greg Kelly, president & CEO, WSP USA; Bob Alger, president & CEO, Lane Industries, Inc.; Jean Vidal, president & CEO, Colas USA; Steve Morriss, president, Design and Consulting Services, Americas, AECOM; Richard Cavallaro, president &...
ARTBA Convention Tackles Transportation Resilience
Stanford’s Mike Steep By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Attendees at ARTBA’s 2018 National Convention and Dr. J. Don Brock TransOvation Workshop™ focused on the serious need to build and maintain smart and resilient U.S. transportation...
Transportation Builders Urged to Explore Federal “Opportunity Zones”
Dr. Stephen Flynn at the 2018 ARTBA National Convention By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Rebuilding America’s infrastructure should be “a national, societal imperative,” resiliency expert Dr. Stephen Flynn Oct. 1 told attendees at ARTBA’s National Convention...
ARTBA’s Market Conditions Survey Monitors Workforce Availability, Other Trends
By Lital Shair Nada, market research associate, ARTBA Workforce availability is one of the big issues ARTBA will be watching in its Third Quarter Market Conditions Survey. In the last survey, 84 percent of respondents said they had shortages of skilled workers, while...Advertisements:
