Unemployment Stats…Let’s Break it Down
Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks unemployment in a variety of ways. Let's look at unemployment by one particular demographic which covers the engineering and planning consultants among us.
Value of Networking – Professional Associations
It’s hard to disagree that association involvement is helpful to one's career, but it’s necessary to understand your objectives before selecting these important commitments. The types of associations with which you choose to get involved can add value to your professional experience in very different ways.
There is, Indeed, a Skilled Worker Shortage
No one dares write about this topic now, amidst high unemployment, but the current circumstances are merely distracting us from the truth: We in the U.S. are not producing the highly skilled workforce, in labor or the professional sciences, which can meet the demands of a normally functioning economy.
Media Round Up – Tolls’n’Taxes
Recent news and opinion about funding transportation through toll roads or taxes.
Turnover Tipping Point 3: Pass the Cigar!
This third tipping point, in my experience, is at least 90% accurate. I have been reticent to mention it because it is gender-specific to men, but upon reflection, it is too important not to bring to your attention.
Roadway P3s and Mass Transit: Friend or Foe?
Stakeholders pony up to sue agencies over Transurban/Fluor HOT Lanes projects. The objections, it seems, stem from concerns over secondary impacts to local traffic as well as the HOT Lanes project's potential to diminish support for improved mass transit options in the region.