Construction Job Opening Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly a Decade
By ABC
September 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30—The construction industry had 188,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as...
Eyes on the Sky: Regulating DJI Drones on Federal and Private Construction Sites
By Maggie Murphy
September 26, 2025
When Paul Hedgepath walks a construction site, he doesn’t just see steel beams, scaffolding and concrete. He sees the invisible data streams that help keep multimillion-dollar projects on schedule and under budget—much of it captured by drones buzzing silently overhead.
“Drones ...
Preventing Construction Suicide Still Has a Long Way to Go...
By CIASP
September 25, 2025
Suicide prevention and awareness is always in the back of everyone’s minds in the construction industry, but as the month of September—with World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10—comes to a close, it has been brought to the forefront.
With emerging technologies, evolving cultu...
New Names and Faces: September 2025
By Construction Executive
September 25, 2025
Wesco Welcomes Ralph Elder, VP, Sales, Northeast, US.. Construction
On August 20, Wesco welcomed Ralph Elder as vice president of sales in the Northeast U.S. Construction division. Elder joins this role with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in leadership, strateg...
Check Your Hiring Blind Spots Before They Cost You
By Anne Lackey
September 17, 2025
You wouldn't pour a foundation without a level, and you wouldn't wire a building without a plan. But many business owners hire without a structured approach to assess people, identify key behaviors or predict how someone will actually perform once they're out of the interview cha...
Construction Employment Falls for Third Straight Month in August
By ABC
September 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5—The construction industry lost 7,000 jobs in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 58,000 jobs, an increase of 0...
The Travelers 2025 Injury Impact Report Reveals First-Year Workers Most at Risk
By Construction Executive
September 4, 2025
Travelers recently released its 2025 Injury Impact Report—an analysis of workers’ compensation claims—and its findings reveal some curious insights that might be useful for construction companies.
Construction Executive sat down with Claude Howard, VP and Workers Compensation Cl...
How CTE Programs Are Preparing Construction Students to Be Successful on the Jobsite
By Velina Lee
September 4, 2025
Nearly 95% of construction firms in the U.S. struggle to fill open positions, even as the industry will need to bring in almost 500,000 new employees by 2026. With worker shortages, many projects face delays and increased pressure on existing crews. At the same time, 56% of contr...
Construction Quit Rate Plummets to Nine-Year Low
By ABC
September 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3—The construction industry had 306,000 job openings on the last day of July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as an...
Building an Entrepreneur: How a Construction Company Owner Founded a Franchise Business
By Grace Calengor
August 14, 2025
Sandwiched between the Texas Resolution Trust Corporation collapse of the 1980s and the Great Recession of the 2000s, Brian Robinson managed to carve out a name for himself in business—a name which still flourishes today as the founder of RDI Construction LLC and owner of a succe...
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