Tag: Associated Builders and Contractors

Philadelphia Phillies Co-host Skilled Trades Program to Inspire Careers for Kids

By Joe Bebon, Editor Apr 19, 2024 Grounds Management

Updated: Apr 19, 2024

Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies and NEST, an integrated facilities management company, are joining forces to launch the Skilled Trades All-Star Program, a dynamic initiative aimed at guiding Philadelphia-area youth towards promising careers in the skilled trades. The initiative kicks off with a series of educational events at Citizens Bank Park this season. The urgency […]

Need Construction Workers for Your Facility Project? Big Labor Shortage May Be a Problem

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Feb 25, 2022 Design and Construction

Updated: Feb 25, 2022

For the past two-plus years, facilities professionals have been struggling with COVID, the Great Resignation, and supply chain issues, leading to a lack of materials and major delays on facility retrofits and new-construction projects across the country. Although such problems were expected to continue in 2022, a new report from the Associated Builders and Contractors […]