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® June 10 2020 Vol. LVII • No. 12
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Turner Mining Group … a ‘Mine-Changing’ Idea…8
Philly Razes the Monolith The structure was built in 2002 and was the arch of what was to be a sky tram. It was part of a plan conceived by former Mayor Ed Rendell for a family entertainment complex to be built by mall developer Simon Property Group.
Volvo Donates $290K to Nonprofits…14
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Demolition is currently under way for a monolith at Penn’s Landing at the Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia, Pa. The structure was built in 2002 and was the Komatsu Becomes Feeding America Partner…108
Table of Contents ............4
Air Compressors, Employing skilled labor is a process: Generators & Light Identifying potential workers, recruiting Towers Section ........59-65 them and training them.
Advertisers Index ........110
see MONOLITH page 72
Displaced, Transitioning Workers Bring Immediate Skills, Experience to Construction
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Business Calendar ......109
The reported cost of the tower was about $16 million. However, after it was built, the property group pulled out of the plan and the monolith remained. Eventually, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation put a sign on the structure that read, “Welcome to Penn’s Landing.” It
Retraining Vs. Recruiting in the Times of COVID
Paving Section ..........39-55 By Lucy Perry
Auction Section ......96-112
arch of what was to be a sky tram. It was part of a plan conceived by former Mayor Ed Rendell for a family entertainment complex to be built by mall developer Simon Property Group. The design called for a Skylink Aerial Tramway to carry 3,000 people an hour across the river in climate-controlled gondolas.
The industry has dedicated resources to attracting junior-high and high-school students for careers in construction. But there are whole groups of adult workers whose career fields have changed or jobs have disappeared. The recruiting focus for some construction contractors is now on retraining people with skills that
Workforce development programs target unemployed, underemployed and transitioning individuals looking for long-term careers in heavy equipment operations and construction.
transfer well to construction work. Displaced workers in fields such as farming and mining, as well as industries negatively affected by the COVID-19 virus, are looking for new career tracks. They may not realize the skills they’ve learned in their respective fields can help them land a long-term job in construction and fill construction labor gaps at the same time. Most of the people who come to Carrolton, Ga.-based Crane Industry Services (CIS) for retraining have some see WORKERS page 68