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Construction Job Openings Rose to Third Highest on Record in December

2 years 4 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Hundreds of thousands of hard hats went unfilled as 2022 came to a close. The construction industry had 413,000 job openings in December, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data from Associated Builders and Contractors. The BLS data measures the number of jobs for which employers are actively recruiting. […]
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St. Louis Updates Plumbing Code to 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code

2 years 4 months ago
From Contractor Magazine:  City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has signed legislation adopting the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), updating the city’s code from the 2009 edition of the UPC. The adoption was recommended by the city’s Committee of Plumbing Code Review and has the enthusiastic support of St. Louis’ plumbing industry. Alderman Bret Narayan (Ward […]
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Where is the Real Value in Today’s Metal Fabricating Worker?

2 years 4 months ago
From The Fabricator:  In early February, Josh Welton, a professional welder and a columnist for The FABRICATOR’s sister magazine The WELDER, responded to a Twitter post that claimed working at a fast food restaurant, in this case McDonald’s, was skilled labor. He said, “Tossing around words that have meaning in this context deludes the meaning of those words. […]
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ABC: Construction Materials Prices Rise 1% in January

2 years 4 months ago
From Contractor Magazine:  Construction input prices rose 1.3% in January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 1.1% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 4.9% higher than a year ago, which is the smallest […]
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Letter To The Editor: EA-WR High Student Provides Input For Wood River's Future

2 years 4 months ago
This is a letter to the editor from Madelynn Cranmer, an East Alton-Wood River High School student. She is the Community Outreach Editor for The Oiler Times. This is a letter to Wood River about what we need from a young persons perspective. A letter to Wood River: Hello, you may not know or care about who I am but I care about my hometown. I have lived my entire life in the town of Wood River. I have watched buildings be torn down and built back up again. I have watched as businesses have filtered in and out of our small town. I’ve seen the best parts of Wood River and the worst. Most recently I have seen the younger generation desperately struggling to make their voice heard. This town is full of people who are afraid of change. People who are so stuck in their ways that they cannot seem to comprehend that times are changing. The world is evolving and so should Wood River. Many will criticize and ignore what I have to say but it’s important. The truth of the matter

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Raw data: Expected inflation is low and getting lower

2 years 4 months ago
For what it's worth, here is the most recent set of expected inflation numbers from the Cleveland Fed: The 5-year/5-year forward inflation measure is currently at 2.2%, which closely matches the Cleveland Fed 5-year estimate. Note that all of these figures are continuing to go down even after January's re-benchmarking and the bad January inflation ...continue reading "Raw data: Expected inflation is low and getting lower"
Kevin Drum

GCHS Recognizes Illinois State Scholars

2 years 4 months ago
GRANITE CITY Granite City High School had 15 students named 2023-24 State Scholars for their outstanding academic achievement, as announced by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). The students were recognized at the Feb. 28, 2023 Granite City Community Unit School District #9 School Board Meeting. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission , the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this prestigious recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually. This year, more than 16,700 honorees join the other outstanding students who have been honored since the designation was first introduced in 1958. The 2023-24 designation applies to the year students will begin their postsecondary education. The Illinois State Scholar program is awarded to high school seniors based on ACT or SAT test scores, the sixth semester class size, unweighted class rank and grade point average. 202 3-24 GCHS Illinois State Scholars:

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