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Home » Topic » Workforce

Building the Next Generation: Six Strategies for Managing a Younger Construction Workforce

by Kit Dickinson | Dec 11, 2025
Workforce | Careers | Education | Training | Young Professionals

It seems the construction industry is aging backwards. Make sure your company is poised for success as demographics shift.
A construction worker building a wooden structure

Fair Trade: Skilled Trades Jobs Are Filling in Where Traditional Career Paths Are Lacking

by Bill Myers | Dec 3, 2025
Workforce | Careers | Departments | Education | Recruitment | Top Story | Training

College degrees were once the gold standard for career success, but the tides are turning. More Americans are choosing the trades—and that’s a good thing.

Construction Employment Rebounds in September

by ABC | Dec 3, 2025
Workforce | Careers | Human Resources | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Young Professionals

Post-shutdown data still isn't in, but the construction workforce looked strong in September.

Move Over Bob, Construction Is for Girls!

by Construction Executive | Nov 20, 2025
Workforce | Careers | Education | Leadership | Recruitment | Retention | Young Professionals

More and more construction recruitment programs are targeting young women. Why is this one different?

Executive Insights 2025: Leaders in Construction Technology II

by Construction Executive | Oct 16, 2025
Technology | Leadership

From tools for real-time collaboration to workforce planning and onboarding, industry experts reveal their answers to some specific construction technology questions.

Bridging Academia and Industry 

by Patrick Scarpati | Oct 9, 2025
Artificial Intelligence | Education | Nuts + Bolts | Technology | Upgrade | Workforce

The 2025 CIB World Building Congress Industry Forum.

JE Dunn’s Chris Peck

by Construction Executive | Oct 9, 2025
Careers | Culture | Job Interview | Nuts + Bolts | People | Workforce

Chris Peck loves flyfishing, plans to spend his retirement as a professor and is currently the senior vice president of JE Dunn's Dallas office.

Wishes Granted—By the Trimmer Construction Education Fund

by Grace Austin | Oct 7, 2025
Education | Recruitment | Workforce | Young Professionals

Half a century after its founding, the nonprofit Trimmer Construction Education Fund is still driving major construction education efforts.
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