What You Need to Know About the Dirt World
Now in its second year, there is no terrible-twos phase for the construction industry’s newest workforce conference, the Dirt World Summit.
News Briefs: December 2024
The evolution of the equipment finance industry and the decline of college enrollment.
Ready for Takeoff
Neurodiversity Works, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering neurodiverse individuals seeking careers in the drone industry, began as the passion project of a husband-wife duo—but all it took for the organization to take flight was determination and a bit of an altitude adjustment.
Passing It Down: Transferring Knowledge From One Generation to the Next
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.
Construction Students Jam Out With Ty Pennington at National Skilled-Trades Competition
SkillsUSA is a national skilled-trades competition that is quickly gaining a whole new audience through an online docuseries called SKILLS JAM.
Mentoring Gen Z: An Interview With a Young New Assistant Superintendent
Grace Novak was her mentor's first female mentee. She says: ‘The first thing I would tell somebody just starting out in this job is, knowledge is the most valuable thing you can walk into a conversation with.’
Investing in Interns Always Yields ROI
Where are they now? BELL Construction helps build bright futures by investing in internships.
Generation Yes: Recruiting Today’s Construction Management Students
Today’s construction-management students are ready and eager to join
the workforce. What can companies do to attract the best and brightest?
Get to them early, create a close-knit culture, offer flexibility and travel—
and don’t discount their affinity for technology.
