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Last month, I introduced you to the two latest additions to our workforce and professional development team, Frosti Adams and Aaron Bouchane. This team underscores that AGC is making a substantial investment in strengthening the workforce pipeline. And in just ...
Read More »Labor shortage clouds contractor confidence
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 ...
Read More »Rejuvenating lives, reinforcing an industry
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. ...
Read More »The challenge of building up diversity
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 ...
Read More »Workforce development starts 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 safely use power tools, let alone ...
Read More »Better prepared, better motivated, better workers
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) ...
Read More »Building confidence, building careers
For the women who complete Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.’s eight-week Trades and Apprenticeship Career Class, the experience often is life-changing. Formerly timid personalities are cast aside, leadership skills are learned and confidence is gained. “So many different levels of anxiety and ...
Read More »Professional skateboarders challenge course designer
Joe Ciaglia draws inspiration for his competitive skateboarding courses from what he sees at public skate parks. Then he adds a twist. The CEO of the Upland, Calif.-based California Skateparks pointed out a metal railing with a kink on a ...
Read More »From trade school to business ownership
A Q&A with Brandon Stowe Brandon Stowe has done it all. He’s owned a business, been a teacher, been in the military, went to college, worked for the state, and even helped his grandpa fix refrigeration systems in mom and ...
Read More »Engineer is changing the world, one project at a time
Sometimes you meet people and just know they’re going to change the world someday. Moses Clark has a head start on them. Clark has spent the better part of the past two years juggling a full-time job as a project ...
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