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September-October 2024 Issue

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Fully Charged: Innovations in Battery Technology

Innovations in battery technology are making construction equipment lighter, more efficient and easier to handle—all while reducing downtime and easing strain on valuable workers.
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Turn Up the Tech: Recruiting the Next Generation of Skilled Workers

Recruiting the next generation of skilled workers means meeting them where they are—and that means construction companies getting loud and proud about how they’re using technology.
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Job Security: Technology, Cybersecurity and the Threat to National Security

Construction technology isn’t just a construction issue, it’s a matter of national security—and using it as a tool to reduce worker strain and change the perception of construction careers might just be the key to solving that problem.
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Damage Control: Major Rebuilds After Major Weather Events

Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and more—each of these major weather events comes with different challenges, but they all share one common need: someone who knows how to rebuild.
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When Opportunity Knocks: The New CTE and Business Campus in Forney, Texas

The new Keith Bell Opportunity Central campus in Forney, Texas, is a comprehensive mixed-use facility built to support high-school students in CTE programs—from cosmetology to construction trades to education—as well as early childhood development, community entertainment, restaurant, retail and more.
exterior of the Keith Bell Opportunity Central CTE campus for Forney Independent School District in Texas
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Business
Not-So-Clearly Stated: Workers' Comp When Out-of-State

By Kevin Ring

It’s critical for construction companies to understand the exact protections offered by their workers’ compensation policy when sending employees on out-of-state travel—but state-by-state variabilities can make that a daunting task.

Jennifer McNelly speaking with construction leaders on the Corporate Listening Tour
Safety
Safety on Tour: Listening to Construction Leaders' Top Concerns

By Grace Calengor

The American Society of Safety Professionals created the Corporate Listening Tour to gauge directly from the pros what their top safety priorities and concerns are. Here’s what they had to say this year.

a older-generation man passing down his construction knowledge to a younger-generation man
Workforce
Passing It Down: Transferring Knowledge From One Generation to the Next

By Kyle Potts

Today’s retiring workforce holds the key to building the future. Their transfer of knowledge will make or break the new generation of skilled-trades workers.

interior of the glass dome at the Albright-Knox Art gallery in Buffalo
Markets
Top Billing in Buffalo: Renovating the Albright-Knox Art Gallery

By Ken Budd

Gilbane Building Company has worked on numerous museums, but nothing quite like this: a nearly 147,000-square-foot city centerpiece for art.

recipients of Wesco's Electrical Trades Scholarship pose with their certificates
Culture
Circuit Training: Wesco's Electrical Trades Scholarship Program

By Jordan LeGras

As the construction industry continues to battle ongoing labor shortages, international electrical distributor, Wesco, is doing its part to spark interest in the trades—and putting its money where its mouth is with the launch of a new electrical trades scholarship program.

several concrete trucks lined up at the Waldorf Astoria foundation for a record-breaking concrete pour
Markets
Closeout: Pour It on Thick

By Construction Executive

Come to Miami for the Waldorf Astoria, stay for the 36-hour concrete pour.

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