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Why Ongoing Crane Training Is Essential for Technology Advancements Onsite

by Evelyn Long | Sep 10, 2026
Training | Artificial Intelligence | Equipment | Heavy Equipment | OSHA | Safety | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

Modern cranes feature sophisticated sensors, digital controls and integrated safety computers that require specialized knowledge to operate effectively.
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First-Ever National Field Data Study on Multiskilled Construction Shows Wins for Workers, Taxpayers, Industry

by ABC | Sep 9, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Careers | Education | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

Last week, ABC celebrated the Simplar Foundation's release of the largest national dataset on multiskilled labor.

Nonresidential Specialty Contractors Power Construction’s Employment Growth

by ABC | Sep 8, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Careers | Culture | Leadership | Organization Culture | Recruitment | Workforce

Nonresidential construction employment grew by 10,400 positions in August.

How to Build Decision-Making Capacity at Every Level in Your Construction Company

by Anne Lackey | Sep 7, 2026
Top Story | Business | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Risk | Culture | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Productivity | Project Delivery | Training | Workforce

Every organization is shaped by the conversations happening inside its employees’ heads.
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Gibbs Construction’s Lauren Gibbs

by Construction Executive | Sep 4, 2026
Job Interview | Careers | Culture | Leadership | Nuts + Bolts | People | Top Story | Workforce

Lauren Gibbs took over ownership of her family's company from her father in 2019. To her, that move felt natural.
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More Skills, More Capacity: Groundbreaking Research Touts Benefits of a Multiskilled Workforce

by Maggie Murphy | Sep 2, 2026
Workforce | Careers | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Top Story | Topic | Training

A nationwide research initiative provides new field evidence that qualified multiskilled construction crews can reduce waiting, improve workflow and stretch scarce workforce capacity—while creating new opportunities for workers.

Construction Job Openings Up by 28,000 to Near-2-Year High in July

by ABC | Sep 2, 2026
Workforce | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Top Story | Training

“The construction job opening rate rose to the highest level in nearly two years in July,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.
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Beyond Recruiting: Rethinking the Workforce Shortage

by Michael D. Bellaman | Sep 2, 2026
CEO Insights | ABCs | Careers | Departments | Recruitment | Training | Workforce

Solving construction’s workforce shortage requires a new approach to developing the next generation of craft professionals—and a new partnership between ABC and Meta aims to make that happen.
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