by admin | Aug 18, 2016 | Energy News, Manufacturer News, Mining News, Workforce News
Carter Machinery has announced another round of restructuring, but has not yet released the number of employees who may be impacted in the company’s two Mercer County, VA locations. In a release issued today from corporate headquarters in Salem, Va., the company said...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Workforce News
DECATUR – Caterpillar Inc. confirmed Monday that new layoffs have been occurring at its factory operations in Decatur. As is usual company policy, Peoria-based Caterpillar would not confirm the number or types of workers involved, or say when the latest round of job...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
JERSEY CITY – Authorities say a worker at a Jersey City rail and shipping facility was killed when a container crushed the machine he was operating. The man died around 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Norfolk Southern facility. Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill...
by admin | Aug 15, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The president of the West Virginia chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors says there are a lot of things working together to produce a falling unemployment rate for those who work construction jobs. Bryan Hoylman was a guest Monday on...
by admin | Aug 15, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Energy News, Workforce News
A consortium of Spanish and Korean contractors will build a new £650m biomass plant in Teesside after the project secured financing. Construction News reports, the joint venture between Spain-based Tecnicas Reunidas and Korean firm Samsung Construction & Trading...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Firefighters used a helicopter to rescue a construction worker from the top of a 270-foot crane in downtown Los Angeles. Paramedics made their way up the crane, at 825 S. Hill St., to evaluate the construction worker’s injuries and determine the best method of safely...
