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From Tradesperson to Project Manager: The Day the Promotion Stops Feeling Like a Win

by Anne Lackey | Jul 16, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Culture | Education | Human Resources | Leadership | Organization Culture | Recruitment | Retention | Training | Workforce

What happens inside a new manager's head and why a smart owner plans for it before it starts.

Nonresidential Construction Retains Hiring Momentum in June Jobs Report

by ABC | Jul 7, 2026
Top Story | Human Resources | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce | Young Professionals

On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 64,000 jobs, an increase of 0.8%.

Construction Job Openings Rise to 10-Month High in May, Hiring Remains Historically Slow

by Grace Calengor | Jul 1, 2026
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The construction industry is experiencing "exceptional demand" for workers, but mostly in relation to data center projects.
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New Names and Faces: June 2026

by Construction Executive | Jun 24, 2026
Top Story | Careers | Culture | Education | Executive Profiles | Leadership | Organization Culture | People | Recruitment | Retention | Workforce

Executive from OpenAI joins Clayco board, Owen-Ames-Kimball welcomes their annual group of summer interns and more.
WiDF Grant Recipient 2025: Libby Hayden of Schnabel (center) , one of 11 recipients of a WiDF professional development grant

Trusting the Pipeline: Supporting Early-Career Construction Talent

by Jordan LeGras@abc.org | Jun 19, 2026
Community | Careers | Culture | Departments | Education | Infrastructure | Leadership | Markets | Recruitment | Top Story | Topic | Workforce | Young Professionals

DFI’s Educational Trust is supporting the next generation of professionals in deep foundations with scholarships and grants to jumpstart their opportunities in the field.
a construction worker touching a holographic projection of the earth and other graphs.

AI Hits the Jobsite: The Workforce Training Gap

by Maggie Murphy | Jun 18, 2026
Workforce | Artificial Intelligence | Careers | Data Analytics | Departments | Jobsite Monitoring | Leadership | Project Management | Recruitment | Retention | Technology | Top Story | Topic | Training | Workforce Management

A new DEWALT study shows construction pros are ready to embrace AI—but without hands-on training, the workforce risks falling behind just as adoption accelerates.

Hiring Holds Steady: Construction Workforce Weathers Economic Turbulence

by Construction Executive | Jun 17, 2026
News Briefs | Business | Careers | Economy | Nuts + Bolts | Recruitment | Topic | Workforce

Construction unemployment remained relatively low across most of the country in March despite mounting economic pressures.

The Multiplayer Jobsite: Why Gen Z Is the Catalyst for Collaborative Planning

by Nitin Bhandari | Jun 10, 2026
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A comfortable work environment for a Gen Z hire might include things like BIM, robotics and AI.
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