While the construction industry is predicting a shortage of skilled workers, Construction firms are doing something about it with Arizona Construction Career Days, an annual event for all high school students in the state. . Here’s a pictoral story of the 2012 event held at the Army National Guard facilities in Phoenix: To participate in next year’s event as an exhibitor, sponsor or school visit the official Arizona Construction Career Days Website. MORE >>

See original article at Protect Your Cash In The Improving Arizona Construction Market This morning, I posted about a Los Angeles Times article about an “rebound” in commercial building throughout Southern California. Right after, I encountered an article from The Republic about a similar trend in the Arizona construction industry, in an article title “ Good News For Construction Jobs.” ” Again, just like in California, the commercial market in Arizona is experiencing a 6% increase in jobs. Protecting Mechanics Lien Rights in Arizona. MORE >>

See original article at Presentation on Arizona State and Federal Payment Bond Claims If you have an hour and a half to watch a very dry presentation on filing a payment bond claim on a state or federal project in Arizona, this is the video for you! Another video that may be worth watching is one of similar length and dryness about Arizona preliminary notices. Also worth reading if you’re interested in this stuff are: Blog Posts about Arizona mechanics lien and bond claim laws. Lien Blog Arizona Baird Williams and Greer LP Bond Claims Video MORE >>

The Arizona Construction Salary Survey provides you with the employee compensation benchmarks for budgeting and data for best practices during your salary negotiations. The Construction Financial Management Association, Valley of the Sun Chapter is in the process of compiling the results of the December 2011 Arizona Construction Salary Survey. While Monster, Craigslist and Jobing.com usage were more popular, the Arizona construction industry has begun to embrace some social media. The actual reported LinkedIn recruiting usage in the survey were 8.7% “89% of U.S. MORE >>

Here in Arizona, the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) is conducting an on-line Construction industry salary survey. Many of the regional associations have been invited to participate including: Arizona Builders Alliance. Arizona Roofing Contractors Association. Independent Electrical Contractors Association of Arizona. National Utility Contractors Association of Arizona. Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association of Arizona. You can get this resource for free just by participating. MORE >>