by Hoar Construction | Aug 30, 2018 | Industry Trends, Insights
Millennials will make up 50 percent of the labor market by 2020 (Millennials + Work, Department 26 Strategic Intelligence), so, in an industry where 89 percent of contractors report difficulty finding qualified workers to hire (FMI Talent Development Study), we have...
by Bart Wilder | May 17, 2018 | Insights, Safety
May is Safety Month, and as a follow-up to Safety Week and our last blog post, we wanted to share some information about respirable hazards. Construction workers may potentially be exposed to respirable hazards on the job site – silica, asbestos, or others like...
by Hoar Construction | Mar 7, 2018 | Insights, People
We’re celebrating Women in Construction this week, so it’s only fitting that we talk about how women are contributing to and making a difference in our industry. Women are definitely increasing in numbers in construction. With labor shortages at an all-time high, many...
by Turner Burton | Jan 18, 2018 | Best Practices, Insights
The commercial construction industry deals in large dollar amounts and multiple deadlines, which often leads to conflict. That conflict creates stress, and the stress affects everyone on a job. Throughout the life of a project, this cycle gets repeated, faster and...