WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor recently awarded $12.7 million to 102 nonprofits nationwide to fund education and training initiatives designed to create safer workplaces. Administered by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) funds from the Susan Harwood Training Grants Program will support the delivery of training and education on hazard awareness, avoidance and controls,…
Philadelphia is receiving federal money to help promote energy efficiency through a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand education, develop a plan to grow the clean energy workforce and support the School District of Philadelphia’s efforts to conserve energy in its buildings. The city will also use the money to…
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries issued $1.27 million in penalties for four roofing contractors for fall safety violations, including a repeat offender who owes more than $4 million in fines. According to the agency, the penalties result from several safety violations, including allowing workers to perform roofing on top of homes without…
Canfield, Ohio-based Sky Roofing broke ground on a new $1.2 million, 18,000-square-foot office building in front of its current location on W. Western Reserve Road on Monday, citing its growth in the commercial and residential roofing industry. As first reported in Youngstown, Ohio’s The Business Journal, Sky Roofing, founded by Matt and Jean Estephan, is…
More than 10 million jobs remain open, even after several months of record hiring. May saw 384,000 jobs filled, and in June payrolls increased by 372,000. In July, the number of jobs filled exploded to 528,000. Each month exceeded estimates, which seemingly contradicts other signals of economic slowdown. Despite the currently resilient job market, the…
