Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed December 22, 2021

Tornado Recovery Effort Needs Proper Equipment, Great Compassion

The versatility and durability of machines built for heavy construction has had high visibility outside the industry since the day after a rare and powerful tornado outbreak slammed through the Midwest, Mississippi Valley and South in the overnight hours of Dec....

Giles Lambertson - Mon April 21, 2014

Apprentices Make the World Go Round… Tomorrow

The only good news about a national shortage of construction industry workers is that economic recovery for the industry is not yet here. The unsettling thought is that when boom times finally do return, contractors won’t have enough team members to benefit from it....

- Mon February 10, 2014

ABC Launches Concrete Registered Apprenticeship Program

Associated Builders and Contractors Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter (ABC) will launch a new Concrete Finishers Training Program at the William L. Henry Training Center in Kulpsville, Pa. This program will be on a condensed schedule, taking place Monday through Friday, Jan....

Amanda Vanbenschoten - THE KENTUCKY ENQUIRER - Thu December 05, 2013

Apprenticeship Program Growing in Northern Kentucky

ERLANGER, Ky. (AP) When the recession hit in 2008, the bottom fell out of the housing market virtually overnight. Construction sites became ghost towns. New construction plummeted by 70 percent. Workers found themselves suddenly out of jobs, and many left the industry altogether....

- Mon March 12, 2012

Caterpillar Forest Products to Expand Prentice Self-Loader Line

Caterpillar Forest Products has entered into a marketing agreement with Palfinger Inc. to distribute a line of knuckle boom self-loaders produced by Epsilon Kran GmbH under the brand name Prentice/Epsilon....

Mary Reed - Tue March 06, 2012

Alabama Moves to Deal With Shortage of Apprentices

Alarm bells began to ring loudly seven years ago. In 2005 the Construction Labor Research Council warned that with many workers in the industry of an age when they would retire in the next decade, unless more apprentices were brought into construction there would be a severe shortage in skilled trades such as carpenters, electricians, pipefitters and welders....

Giles Lambertson - Fri November 20, 2009

Apprenticeships Eye Creating Lifetime Craftspeople

A dynamic apprenticeship program will not by itself save the U.S. construction industry from a looming shortage of skilled labor, but it is “one of the pieces of the puzzle” to stabilizing the labor situation, say industry leaders....

- Fri April 25, 2008

ABC SEPA Opens Apprenticeship, Craft Training Center in Pa.

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter (ABC SEPA) held the official grand opening of its new Apprenticeship and Craft Training Center located in Kulpsville, Pa., on April 4, 2008....

Mary Reed - Tue March 18, 2008

ABC Attempts to Trump Apprentice Shortage

Construction is an attractive career choice for a number of reasons. For the independent individual, construction offers numerous opportunities for self-employment and company ownership. Many craftspeople move into management....

- Wed January 11, 2006

Five ABC Apprentices

Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. Keystone Chapter (ABC Keystone) has announced the winners of the 2005 Local Craft Championship during the association’s Construction Rodeo in Manheim, PA, on Sept....

- Wed October 20, 2004

Binder Apprenticeship Program Proves Successful in NJ

A career as a heavy-equipment service technician isn’t for everyone. But for those with the talent and qualifications, opportunities are endless. Despite that, attracting new people to become service technicians is difficult....