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April 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Prepare a report for leadership’s review and consideration of next steps that may include: Risk assessments, education and training, safety awareness classes and services related to the integration of occupational safety and health into the business and creation of a roadmap for a risk elimination culture. Best of the blog.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

From the July/August 2014 issue . Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA. Department of Education recently released its assessment of the progress made by recipients of Race to the Top (RTTP)?funding By Business Facilities Staff.

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

To get women interested in these professions, the group Massachusetts Girls in Trades was formed to educate female students in middle school and high school about the industry and help them begin careers in construction. Massachusetts, for example, aims to have women make up 20 percent of its construction workforce by 2020.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

From the July/August 2014 issue. To read about the 2014 state rankings, visit this link.). Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. By Business Facilities Staff.

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Get the Full, Behind the Scenes Interview with 2018 Viewpoint Technology Award Winner Hatzel & Buehler

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We are also affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as a union contractor. But we decided in 2014 or ’15 that we needed to upgrade our system and we began a really extensive search. The union options in Spectrum were fantastic. Viewpoint: Predominantly, what type of work do you do?

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Mental Health In Construction: The Ugly Truth

Lets Build

People in occupations that don’t require any education after high school are at a higher risk of suicide. Paul Hodgkinson, chief executive and chairman of contractor Simons Group, said in a 2014 interview for Building.co.uk , “There are issues with the pace things are happening. Get educated! How do the signs go unnoticed?

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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.” Los Angeles, CA (Neighborhoods of Pico Union, Westlake, Koreatown, Hollywood, and East Hollywood).

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