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How women are shaping a more inclusive industry.

President Donald Trump’s broad-based immigration enforcement using multiple government agencies has scrutinized employers more; more worksite inspections, I-9 examinations, audits, targeted investigations, and severe penalties for non-compliance. 

The Lowe’s Foundation awarded $9M in Gable Grants to 15 nonprofits, expanding skilled trades training in carpentry, HVAC, roofing, and more to address workforce shortages.

On Oct. 30, Simpson Strong-Tie was honored to partner with the Valley Contractors Workforce Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Valley Contractors Exchange, to raise walls for a new home in Paradise, California.

The Skilled Trades Advisory Council has officially earned nonprofit status. Founded one year ago, STAC is comprised of leaders across the construction, retail and skilled trades industries who joined forces to combat the crisis facing skilled labor in the U.S. and Canada.

The nation’s failure to invest in construction workforce education and training programs is having a real, measurable impact on the country’s ability to build infrastructure and other construction projects, according to the results of a workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Arcoro, the leading HR technology company supporting the construction industry.

As part of the summer-long, all-girls construction camp MyWIC, middle school and high school girls will visit Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 9:45 a.m. to participate in the Skilled Trades All-Star Program.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently investigated NOR-D LLC after the contractor had a worker pass away from injuries suffered while working on a warehouse in Macon, Georgia, according to Robert Yaniz Jr. of Occupational Health & Safety.

Workplace retention and employee satisfaction go hand in hand, with 77 percent of workers more likely to stay with an employer if they were satisfied with the company’s organizational culture.