The need to recruit a younger labor force is placing increased pressure on the construction industry, building owners and the economy. ABC chapters across the country are developing new and innovative partnerships in their communities to address this crisis and provide the next generation with skills and opportunities.
How a College Internship Can Help Advance Your Future Career
Three professionals share insight from their most beneficial college courses and internships.
Five Ways to Attract and Retain Workers
Contractors need to reevaluate their approach to recruiting and retaining employees. The industry has changed and the ways companies can reach job seekers has changed too. With the current shortage, companies should try out new techniques to determine whether they produce results.
Indiana Flooring Contractor Takes Action With New Merit Shop Apprenticeship Program
The shortage of skilled workers in building trades, industrial, manufacturing and similar occupations is so significant in Indiana that it has captured the attention of Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has made growing apprenticeship programs one of his priorities.
The Best of the Best
For the more than 170 individuals who participated in ABC's National Craft Championships, being a champion means keeping a cool head, thinking on your feet, feeling inspired by the energy of your peers and serving as an example to future generations.
Unrivaled Enthusiasm For Teaching
Every year, through its Craft Instructor of the Year Award, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) honors a group of top teachers who instill the technical skills and standards for quality and safety that make merit shop contractors so successful.
Man on a Mission
Richard Brown has always been drawn to how things work. Growing up in Jamaica, he was engrossed with the human body, ecosystems and animals. But college wasn’t a financial possibility when he graduated from high school in 1997, so his father—a carpenter—encouraged him to develop a skill.
Construction Employment News: May 2018
Here’s a look at employment moves that occurred in the construction industry this month.











