Dallas Morning News on Business Pushing for Immigration Reform: It’s the Workforce, Stupid
Dallas Morning News business columnist Mitchell Schnurman this week explored the question of why business leaders in Texas are once again pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. He put it succinctly:
It’s the workforce, stupid.
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Active Shooter Awareness
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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Active Shooter Awareness
An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area, in most cases, active shooters use firearms(s) and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Silica Dust Awareness
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Gloria Palau: A MAREK Workforce Development Program Success Story
A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to visit the jobsite of the new Memorial Hermann patient care tower in the Texas Medical Center, where I spoke with two MAREK craft professionals who are both working on the project, and who both happen to be women. This is the second of those two interviews, in which I interviewed foreman Gloria Palau about her recent promotion and her career in construction.
Study: Immigrants Paid More Than $9 Billion in Federal Taxes, $3.5 Billion in State and Local Taxes in 2016 in Houston Alone
The following article was authored by Scott Braddock and originally published on Construction Citizen.