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Deere Dealer Offers Mechanic Certification Via Indiana Tech College
Program is partially funded via a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Building America program
September 5, 2023
New Report Details How Construction Companies Can Attract and Retain More Women
A good salary might get women through the door, but these three things will ensure they stay.
June 30, 2023
How to Combat the Heavy Equipment Technician Shortage
AEM's Julie Davis doesn’t want to suggest the technician shortage can be quickly addressed, let alone easily solved. However, she says dealers can adopt these strategies to position themselves for success.
May 30, 2023
The Dirt
Why Do So Many People Want to Work for This Contractor?
DW Companies of Montana has a waiting list of job applicants and zero employee turnover. Find out how they do it, on The Dirt.
April 14, 2023
Maintenance
Branch Civil’s Robert Kesselring Named 2022 AEMP Technician of the Year
“He's the person that we call when no one else can figure it out.”
November 2, 2022
Technician training
Shops Would Do Well to Focus on Culture When Hiring Young Techs, Votech Officials Say
A paycheck isn't everything. Today's diesel tech students view workplace culture as a top consideration.
November 1, 2022
Workforce
Desperate Shops, Desperate Measures: Diesel Students Win in Hot Market
Aspiring diesel technicians are quickly getting snatched up, but they trail in mechanical skills compared to previous generations.
October 17, 2022
Recruiting & retention
How Contractors are Finding Workers Amid Labor Shortage
As the construction industry continues to struggle to find enough workers, contractors are increasingly looking to new ways – or ramping up traditional ones – to attract and keep employees.
September 13, 2022
Recruiting & retention
Quick-Hire Backfire? 5 Tips for Contractors for Smarter Recruiting
Throwing anyone with a pulse onto a jobsite can lead to catastrophe. Veit VP of human resources Kelly Hansen shares her top tips for recruiting.
September 6, 2022
Recruiting & retention
Branch Civil Launches Apprentice Program to Train its Own Diesel Techs
The 4-year apprenticeship is showing promise after its first year, the construction company says.
June 8, 2022
Workforce
Turner Mining Group Finds Such Success with Hiring, It Starts a Staffing Agency
Too many applicants and not enough open positions. It sounds unfamiliar but that's what drove this contractor to start a staffing agency.
June 7, 2022
The Dirt
“The Sargent Academy” – A Contractor’s New Way to Attract Employees
The company uses a university dorm and for six weeks immerses new hires in the construction business. Watch the latest episode of The Dirt.
May 6, 2022
Workforce
Would You Hire a Former Prisoner at Your Construction Business?
This pool of frequently overlooked workers could help fill your talent pipeline – and research shows they have better retention rates.
May 5, 2022
Recruiting & retention
How Did This Contractor Grow from Zero to Hundreds of Employees in 5 Years?
Turner Mining Group burst onto the scene in 2017, quickly hiring hundreds of workers nationwide. Here are recruiting and retention lessons from their rapid growth.
April 11, 2022
Dealers
West Side Tractor’s Diane Benck Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Labor Shortage
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but ongoing stigma from parents and educators, as well as a lack of incentives to pursue technical education, has to change, Benck told the subcommittee.
April 7, 2022
Workforce
No More Last-Minute Hiring: 3 Ways to Stay Ahead of Construction Labor Demands
When it comes to hiring and recruitment, time is a contractor’s best friend.
February 18, 2022
Recruiting & retention
Dozer Day is building the next generation of equipment operators and construction professionals
What kid doesn’t love big construction machines? While the industry struggles to find manpower, Dozer Day is exposing kids ages 2 to 12 to the world of heavy equipment in the hopes that they’ll carry that enthusiasm into their teenage years, their educational choices and eventually their adult careers. That’s the theory anyway, behind Dozer […]
September 24, 2019
Business
AGC: 80% of contractors report hiring difficulties, though confidence in industry is high
As construction firms continue to report difficulty in finding workers, Associated General Contractors is calling on federal officials to help the industry, including investing more in career and technical education. AGC seeks a doubling in federal funding for such programs over the next five years. It also wants Congress and President Trump to reach an […]
August 29, 2019
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