The number of construction workers needed to keep up with demand within the sector is 740,000 per year, according to a new report from the Home Builders Institute (HBI). The organization says that the “severe shortage” of construction workers continues to weaken both housing supply and affordability.
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American factory growth sped up in May after slowing in the prior two months, even as employment contracted and firms continue to face supply challenges, according to a business survey released last week
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Jason Bader of the Distribution Team writes about how education is key to changing company culture, and that the first step to changing your culture is to identify where you are today. Once you identify misalignment and truly desire to make a change, you have to create a plan of action.
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Boise Cascade Company announced last week the promotion of three of its business leaders: Rob Johnson has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Engineered Wood Products (EWP), Sales and Marketing; Chris Seymour has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, Wood Products; and Jim Wickham has been promoted to Vice President, Building Materials Distribution (BMD) Eastern Operations.
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WMA’s voluntary standard, ANSI/WMA 100-2018, Standard Method of Determining Structural Performance Ratings of Side-Hinged Exterior Doors and Procedures for Component Substitution, is undergoing a revision cycle. The standard, incorporating revisions proposed by WMA’s Industry Standards and Certification Committee (ISCC), is now available for public comment. Click on the image to access the standard. The comment period ends June 13, 2022.
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Construction input prices rose 2.9% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data release Friday.
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A class action lawsuit was filed against Huttig Building Products, Inc. last week “for breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the Board’s efforts to sell the Company to Woodgrain Inc.”
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Katie Brown is the founder of EnGen, a skills-focused, virtual English language learning platform that helps companies whose employees are learning English to enable them to do their jobs better. According to Brown, “When you match the learning to skills actually needed on the job, you can move people up quickly, which is essential today given the skill shortage, especially in manufacturing.”
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In his latest blog and in advance of MDM’s virtual Sales Transformation Bootcamp, Tom Gale addresses how the pandemic is a giant tipping point that has accelerated the rate of change. The cost of not adapting your current sales model could be a slow death.
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In this article, Rick Davis of LBM Journal discusses how persuasion is overrated in building sales. What’s more important? Influence. Credibility. Support. Accuracy. True sales leadership requires deep awareness of such factors that create sustainable business relationships.
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World Millwork Alliance (WMA) 54 TH Annual Convention & Tradeshow will hold its’ premier event at the Memphis Cook Convention Center from September 11-15, 2018. WMA will offer Veterans and Students complimentary access to the exhibit hall during Millwork Career Day on Friday, September 14, 2018 during the show hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WMA welcomes Veterans and Students to explore a career in the millwork industry. Learn from worldwide millwork professionals while viewing the finest millwork products. Meet with industry distributors and manufacturers about the opportunities in a millwork career.
Pre-registration for a name badge is available by completing a WMA Registration Form. Any local Student or Veteran who has pre-registered will pick up their complimentary “Expo – One Day Pass” with a valid student ID or Veteran ID at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
Veterans must show a Veteran’s Administration (VA) identification card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Students must show a valid Student photo I.D. card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Pre-registration is open until August 13, 2018; thereafter, registration is onsite at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
