Since March, Bozzuto Construction and others across the industry have to seriously adapt and adjust how we operate and do business. And since the challenges brought on by COVID-19 are of a magnitude we have not previously experienced, we had to push forward, no matter how uncomfortable. Looking back at the past six long months, I am so impressed with how far we have come. We have had to overcome many obstacles in order to keep our sites safe and operational, and…
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From The Desk of BCC President: Finding Talent for Field Management Roles
Posted on October 1, 2020For a while now, the construction industry has faced challenges when it comes to finding qualified candidates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, our industry lost nearly two million jobs in the last recession when folks left for other opportunities and never returned. This unfilled gap combined with the retirement of baby boomers and the lack of interest young generations have in pursuing a construction career leaves us all trying to answer an important question – how do we find talent in a tightening labor market?…
Bozzuto Construction Quarterly Newsletter – June 2020
Posted on July 1, 2020Read These Stories From the Desk of Bozzuto Construction President Mark Weisner CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Bozzuto Chosen for SOME’s Anna Cooper House Renovation PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: Bozzuto Breaks Ground on Southern Gateway PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: Bozzuto Selected to Build Eleven Parkside IN THE NEWS: Construction Begins at Lake Anne Fellowship House INFLUENCING THE INDUSTRY: Projects Still Progressing Amid COVID-19 IN THE COMMUNITY: Donating N95 Masks to Health Care Providers FROM THE DESK OF THE BOZZUTO CONSTRUCTION PRESIDENT Assessing COVID-19’S Impacts On Manpower Mark…
From the Desk of BCC President: Assessing COVID-19’s Impacts on Manpower
Posted on July 1, 2020Our industry, like many others, has been greatly affected by COVID-19. From the very start of the pandemic, there was fear surrounding what impacts the virus would have on construction firms. And these concerns grew as we watched the crisis spread throughout the world, wreaking havoc on years of economic and industrial growth. But like the influential leader, Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There is no education like adversity.” And I cannot agree more. I have been inspired by the industry’s overall response and resilience…