Go Build America Set to Be Industry’s Most Comprehensive National Workforce Initiative

November 20, 2017Uncategorized

Go Build America, an industry-driven, image-building program set to launch nationally in December, aims to succeed where other initiatives have fallen short. Based on state-level programs that have helped to boost enrollment in local technical education programs, Go Build hopes to rebrand and promote the entire construction industry via a multiplatform public-relations campaign. It will maximize … Read More

ENR: ‘Go Build’ Campaign to Launch National Website

November 20, 2017Uncategorized

By most measures, this is an ideal time to be a construction tradesperson. An analysis of government job data by the Associated General Contractors of America reveals that the industry’s unemployment rate of 4.5% is the lowest in 11 years. Conversely, the average hourly wage for construction— $29.06 —is up 2.3% from last year and … Read More