Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Work in Utah

Utah is set to begin its most expensive public works project ever. The widening of a stretch of Interstate 15 between Lehi and Spanish Park will cost $1.7 billion. Fluor Enterprises leads the 31-company consortium involved in the project. read more

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

New Construction standards needed for Haiti

Doug Oakley reported in the the Contra Costa Times the results of a report by Eduardo Fierro, president of BFP Engineers, that Haiti's construction industry is to blame for hundreds of thousands of deaths in a tragedy that will repeat itself unless their building practices change, a Berkeley, Calif., engineer said Tuesday.

In one of the first technical reports on this month's earthquake, Fierro presented his preliminary findings at the University of California at Berkeley following a week of reconnaissance in Haiti that started just two days after the 7.0-magnitude quake struck Jan. 12, killing an estimated 200,000. Read more 

Editor's note: U.S. know-how and skill is desperately needed in rebuilding the country!!

Friday, March 19, 2010

U.S. Construction job picture remains bleak

Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach lost a total of 22,400 construction jobs between January 2009 and January 2010, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Fort Lauderdale lost 23 percent, or 9,700 jobs, and West Palm Beach lost 22 percent, or 6,500 jobs. Miami lost 16 percent, or 6,200 jobs.  Statewide, construction employment declined by 19 percent, with 80,000 jobs lost. Every city in Florida experienced double-digit percentage declines in construction employment, except for Pensacola, which lost 8 percent, or 900 jobs.

Statewide, Orlando lost the most jobs, 15,300 construction jobs lost last year. Those declines were the largest by number and percentage for any city in Florida, and the 10th-largest for any city nationwide by percentage

Nationwide, Steubenville, Ohio, and Weirton, W. Va., experienced the largest percentage decline in construction employment (44 percent, 1,600 jobs), followed by Grand Junction, Colo. (34 percent, 3,400 jobs); Las Vegas (32 percent, 24,500 jobs); Napa, Calif. (32 percent, 1,100 jobs); and Santa Cruz, Calif. (31 percent, 1,100 jobs.)

Among the few cities adding construction jobs between January 2009 and January 2010, Eau Claire, Wis. (23 percent, 500 jobs) led the pack. Other cities adding construction jobs included Ithaca, N.Y. (9 percent, 100 jobs); Michigan City, Ind. (6 percent, 100 jobs); Waterbury, Conn. (5 percent, 100 jobs); Grand Forks, N.D.; and Syracuse, N.Y. (4 percent, 400 jobs).


The construction jobs are in Haiti and Chle. Sign up right away for job alerts!

Mike

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Do I need special vaccinations to work in Haiti?

Vaccination Requirements:
    Most visitors to The Bahamas do not need special vaccinations before entering the country.

   Travelers over one year of age must provide a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate if they are coming from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Peru and Sudan. Travellers are required to be vaccinated 10 days prior to entering the islands of The Bahamas.

A valid Passport is needed to return to the US from working in Haiti

It's about getting back into the United States!
All U.S. citizens are required to present a passport book, passport card, or WHTI-compliant document when entering the United States.

AIR TRAVEL
ALL PERSONS traveling by air outside of the United States are required to present a passport book or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States.

LAND AND SEA TRAVEL
ALL PERSONS traveling by land and sea outside of the United States are required to present a passport book/card, or other valid travel documents to enter or re-enter the United States.

Friday, March 12, 2010

$14 billion to rebuild Haiti

Haiti's President Preval and Prime Minister Bellerive have put a minimum price tag of $14 billion dollars to rebuild the quake shattered country.

If history teaches us anything, the price tag will likely be twice that number especially when the Western builders get involved. Good for construction workers! Don't miss your chance to work on this enormous construction project for many years.

AP Pic

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Construction leads the increase in Central Florida Unemployment

According to WorkForce Central Florida, Orlando area jobless numbers rose in January to 12.4 percent.

In Lake County, the unemployment rate rose to 13.5 percent in January. Orange County’s numbers increased to 12.3 percent, Osceola County’s rate rose to 13.5 percent and Seminole County’s unemployment rate to 11.6 percent.

The State of Florida's unemployment rate for January was 12.2 percent.

The industry losing the most jobs during the last year in Central Florida was construction, with the loss of 15,300 jobs.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The cost to rebuild Chile


Public Works Minister Sergio Bitar said Chile's infrastructure held up fairly well but the cost of repairing damages will likely total $1.2 billion. Chile and Haiti combined will produce construction related employment for tens of thousands of skilled workers for many years to come.

We will cover both worksites and bring you all the latest news on construction jobs in Chile and Haiti.

Check back often for news and information.
coming soon, what you will need to travel and work in these countries.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Construction Jobs in Orlando

We'll keep you posted on U.S. based jobs when they become available!

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Construction Superintendent -

Pipelayer $11 /hr

http://www.primconstructiongroup.com/

Friday, March 5, 2010

64,000 More US contruction jobs lost in February

"Construction is peeling off jobs at an alarming rate," said  David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc. in Toronto talking on Bloomberg Radio this morning.

According to this morning's Department of Labor report, construction job losses were concentrated in nonresidential building (-10,000) and among nonresidential specialty trade contractors (-35,000). Since December of 2007, employment in construction has fallen by 1.9 million.

Where are the construction jobs? Haiti and Chile!!
Good thing you found this web site.

Mike