Tag: jobs
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September garden jobs – 10 essential tasks to complete
Looking for September garden jobs to add to your to-do list? The good news is that late summer is a great time to be outdoors, especially if there’s still plenty of warm sun to enjoy while you’re getting on with those crucial garden tasks. As things slowly shift into autumn mode there’s lots to do…
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LA Metro taps FlatironDragados for 2 preconstruction jobs
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Two California infrastructure projectsValue: $17.5 million for preconstruction; total project costs estimated at $900 millionLocation: Los Angeles CountyClient: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority Infrastructure builder FlatironDragados won two preconstruction contracts from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, according…
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HS2 welcomes new recruits in the West Midlands
Career opportunities across the HS2 project are helping to boost local employment in the West Midlands. Latest figures show that HS2’s Midlands-based construction partner Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has welcomed 69 new recruits in the last three months. This figure is expected to rise in the coming weeks as more candidates join the project. In…
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Helix Electric Expands to Iowa, Creating 400 New Jobs
Helix Electric Inc., a leading electrical contracting company, plans to hire 400 skilled professionals for a new data center project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The company is seeking Iowa Licensed Journeymen, Commissioning Technicians, Quality Technicians, Site Safety Managers, Warehouse Support Staff, Foremen, Superintendents, and Project Managers. Applications are open. Helix Electric Inc. is a 40-year industry…
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Industry welcomes £100m ‘technical excellence colleges’
More than 40,000 future construction workers will be trained by 2029 at new ‘technical excellence colleges’ unveiled today (12 August). The specialist colleges will be in every region of England to train the workforce needed to support economic growth and deliver the government’s 1.5m new homes target. The 10 new colleges are Derby College Group,…
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Industry welcomes £100m ‘technical excellence colleges’
More than 40,000 future construction workers will be trained by 2029 at new ‘technical excellence colleges’ unveiled today (12 August). The specialist colleges will be in every region of England to train the workforce needed to support economic growth and deliver the government’s 1.5m new homes target. The 10 new colleges are Derby College Group,…
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Construction economists say they trust revised jobs data
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. President Donald Trump’s recent firing of a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over July’s federal jobs report cast nationwide attention on the practice of monthly revisions to the data. Trump took issue with the Aug. 1 report’s…
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Choosing Roofing Systems for Harsh-Weather Commercial Jobs
You can’t change the weather, but you can plan for it. And when it comes to commercial roofing, planning well is what separates the buildings that last from the ones that constantly need attention. Whether it’s ice storms, intense heat, or nonstop wind, harsh weather puts every roofing decision under a microscope. It’s easy to…
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Lunda lands 2 highway jobs for a combined $101M
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Awards: Highway construction workValue: $101 millionLocation: Minneapolis and Jordan, MinnesotaClients: Minnesota DOT; Jordan, Minnesota; Scott County, Minnesota Tutor Perini subsidiary Lunda Construction will be on the road in Minnesota this summer as it works on two new…
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It’s not too late to offset tariffs on existing jobs
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Attorneys Stacy Bercun Bohm and Trav Clark focus on construction and related litigation matters at Miami-based law firm Akerman. Opinions are the authors’ own. The impacts of tariffs on imports from countries across the globe are being…