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How Upskilling Can Help Close the Construction Labor Gap

by Johnny Clemmons | Oct 27, 2026
Business | Business Development | Culture | Organization Culture | Productivity | Project Delivery | Top Story | Training | Workforce

Below are six targeted areas where skills training can harness the untapped power of the construction workforce.
Matt Snyder, director of preconstruction at Helix Electric.

Helix Electric’s Matt Snyder

by Construction Executive | Oct 23, 2026
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Matt Snyder is taking lessons he learned while playing center for the Indiana University football team to directing preconstruction at Helix Electric.

ABC Honored as Hensel Phelps Diverge Innovation Center Official Partner

by Construction Executive | Oct 21, 2026
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On Thursday, Oct. 15, ABC was inducted as an official partner of Hensel Phelps’ Diverge Innovation Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Construction Mental Health Score Rises

by Construction Executive | Oct 20, 2026
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The report surveyed 5,000 employed U.S. adults in June. Across all industries, 23% of respondents were classified at high mental health risk.
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Hall of Mirrors: Malachowsky Hall at UF

by Construction Executive | Oct 20, 2026
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Florida's Malachowsky Hall looks like something straight out of a futuristic fun house.
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Why Culture at Your Construction Company Might Need an Audit

by Alla Volodina | Oct 16, 2026
Culture | Business | Business Risk | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Retention | Risk | Risk Management | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

What culture audits might uncover are hidden liabilities that are greater than the financial liabilities on the balance sheet.

Earn and Learn: 800 High School Students Receive Hands-On Skilled Trades Training

by Jordan LeGras@abc.org | Oct 15, 2026
Community | Careers | Culture | Departments | Education | Recruitment | Top Story | Topic | Training | Workforce | Young Professionals

 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools is expanding its paid summer skilled trades program, giving more than 800 Los Angeles County students hands-on experience, industry credentials and a pathway to careers in construction and the trades. 
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Where Should Automation Stop on a Jobsite and Who Decides?

by Alex Troyer | Oct 15, 2026
Technology | Artificial Intelligence | Business | Business Risk | Leadership | Organization Culture | Productivity | Project Management | Top Story | Topic | Workforce

The future of construction will be defined by how thoughtfully leaders balance automation with human judgment, writes an industrial construction operations executive.
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