The Arcoro Blog
Explore our news, business tips, and industry insights to help you cross the bridge to better HR
- Press
Arcoro earned both Gold and Silver awards for Technology Excellence.
- Industry Insights
More women in construction could be just what the industry needs right now. The construction industry is facing an unprecedented worker shortage. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the construction industry will need to attract an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2024 to meet the demand for labor. In 2025, the industry will need to bring in nearly 454,000 new workers on top of normal hiring to meet industry demand, and that’s presuming that construction spending growth slows significantly next year.
- Solutions
Apprenticeship and internship programs are an important part of the answer to worker shortages in the trades industries. According to the US Department of Labor, 92% of apprentices retain employment after completing a Registered Apprenticeship program.
- Solutions
With almost a half-century of business success under its belt, Sparkle Painting is something of a rarity as a second-generation family-run company. What started as a small home-based endeavor by three starry-eyed painters has morphed into a $40 million company working on sought-after jobs like Amazon’s HQ.
- Solutions
Advocating that your workers protect their mental health is an essential part of having a safe working environment. Encouraging employees to use their vacation time this summer can give them the break they need to reduce workplace stress and burnout.
- Industry Insights
July 25, 2024 is National Hire a Veteran Day. Founded by a marine corps veteran in 2017, the day serves as a call to action for hiring companies and also to encourage veteran job applicants – of which there are potentially hundreds of thousands potential workers.