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IMS USA Partners With Cape Fear Manufacturing Partnership To Build Future Manufacturing Workforce Industry News Labor

IMS USA Partners With Cape Fear Manufacturing Partnership To Build Future Manufacturing Workforce

Looking to attract high school students to the wide diversity of career paths in manufacturing as an alternative to four years of college, the Cape Fear Manufacturing Partnership (CFMP) was created to help train, develop ...

Construction Labor Shortages Persist, Reports Annual Marcum Jobs Analysis Industry News Labor

Construction Labor Shortages Persist, Reports Annual Marcum Jobs Analysis

The construction industry continues to face a skilled labor shortage, with worker scarcity worsening since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Marcum LLP’s annual analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor ...

The Lowe’s Foundation Announces $50 Million Gable Grants Program To Help Meet Growing Demand for Skilled Tradespeople Industry News Labor

The Lowe’s Foundation Announces $50 Million Gable Grants Program To Help Meet Growing Demand for Skilled Tradespeople

The Lowe’s Foundation today announced a $50 million commitment over the next five years to prepare 50,000 people for skilled trades careers through grants to community and technical colleges and community-based nonprofits. The new strategic focus addresses ...

Robots in Construction Can Help Maintain Productivity During Skilled Labor Shortage, Says GlobalData Industry News Labor

Robots in Construction Can Help Maintain Productivity During Skilled Labor Shortage, Says GlobalData

The construction industry’s lack of digitalization and new technologies mean that companies will struggle to fulfil projects as younger people choose to pursue a career in other industries, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics ...

Nearly Half of U.S. Contractors Believe Training the Next Generation of Workers is the Industry’s Most Critical Need, According to DEWALT Survey Industry News Labor

Nearly Half of U.S. Contractors Believe Training the Next Generation of Workers is the Industry’s Most Critical Need, According to DEWALT Survey

A new survey released from DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand and leader in total jobsite solutions, found more than half of U.S. contractors (55%) feel a lack of skilled workers is a barrier ...