91��Ƶ

Minibike building classes give students hands-on experience in construction It has no formal affiliation with any trade group, company or organization, but a fabrication and manufacturing class created last year by a pair of retired high school teachers in east Multnomah ...

Workforce development needs to start early Though the shortage of skilled workers is continuing to plague the construction industry, the number of potential solutions is expanding. One is to reach the next generation of youngsters before they’re old enough to ...

Contractors nationwide remain optimistic about the state of the construction industry, according to the USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index. Released in June, the report for the second quarter of 2018 provides a snapshot of market ...

Workforce development has become more than a topic of discussion among contractors; it’s now a mantra. “Everyone is looking for skilled labor and not finding it,” Northwest College of Construction President Bob Strader said. But nonprofit Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC) Inc. and Rosemary ...

Workforce development has become a mantra in and around the building industry. It stems from an ongoing shortage of skilled workers in virtually every trade imaginable. Combine that with the red-hot Portland construction market, and it’s a recipe for even ...

Contractors nationwide remain optimistic about the state of the construction industry, according to the most recent USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index. Released June 5, the report for the second quarter of 2018 provides a snapshot ...

When Sadie Wood found herself down to just one or two days of work a week after trying numerous jobs, she had finally had enough. There had to be another way forward and a better way to live, she thought. ...

A recent workforce study  focusing on the construction industry produced results that show women and minorities still have much room for improvement in terms of participation. The Metro Portland Construction Career Pathways Project was commissioned by Metro and carried out ...

Though the shortage of skilled workers is continuing to plague the construction industry, the number of potential solutions is expanding. One is to reach the next generation of youngsters before they’re old enough to safely use power tools, let alone ...

Pre-apprenticeship programs serving the construction industry in the Portland-metro area continue to be popular. And it’s clear why. Contractors, unions and other stakeholders know that graduates of such programs – including Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.’s Trades and Apprenticeship Career Class (TACC) ...