Tag: scramble
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‘I can’t find any help’: Employers scramble to solve worker shortages caused by immigration crackdowns
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. President Donald Trump’s statement in an April 15 Fox Noticias interview that his administration would “work with” undocumented immigrants who self-deport from the country and return them to the U.S. “if they’re good, if we want them…
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Contractors scramble to stay on top of Trump’s new policies
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed a cascade of executive orders with big implications for labor, permitting, project funding and other critical issues for contractors. This means the legal landscape is highly uncertain, and contractors…
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Will contractors scramble for labor this year? It depends.
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The construction industry experienced varying degrees of demand in 2024, with some sectors booming and others losing steam. As prolonged high interest rates slowed private building, federal funding from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act continued to…