labor shortages
New dynamics at play for aggregate producers
An Indiana producer details some of the new hurdles that are popping up to slow the pace of construction in his market. Keep Reading
Cemex hosts first building-materials forum
Cemex hosted nearly 70 customers at its first-ever building-materials forum last week in Scottsdale, Arizona. Keep Reading
Help wanted: Industry response to the labor shortage
Demand for aggregate workers is on the rise as retirements pile up. A job ad on Craigslist or Monster generally won’t attract the candidates aggregate producers seek to fill highly technical positions within their quarries. Not by a long shot.… Keep Reading
A better-trained workforce
A number of aggregate producers, manufacturers and allied trade representatives say a shortage of heavy equipment operators is plighting the aggregates and mining industries. Despite the shortage, more students have been graduating from mining schools with mining or engineering degrees, according to… Keep Reading
FMI warns shortage in trade workers may slow construction
After surveying members of the Construction Personnel Executive Group, FMI reported a craft labor shortage might slow construction. The survey determined that 24 percent of the survey respondents will be unable to bid more work and 32 percent will experience… Keep Reading
Firm provides reasons for nonresidential construction optimism
Management consulting and investment banking firm FMI released its Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) for the fourth quarter. The index increased slightly from the third quarter, moving from 62.5 to 62.8. According to FMI, the 62.8 mark is 5.5 points ahead… Keep Reading
