In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin dive into the critical topic of connected construction workflows with special guest Joe Hasson from Empower Business Solutions. Joe brings over 31 years of experience in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, sharing insights on how modern […]
In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin welcome Andy Gaslevich and Ben Miller from Cleveland Brothers, a leading Caterpillar construction equipment dealership. The discussion centers around the integration of technology in construction equipment and its impact on productivity and safety, as well as […]
In this Cleveland Brothers Series episode of the Building PA Podcast, hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin are joined by Matt Curry and Chad Stokes from Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company to discuss workforce development and their innovative strategies for recruiting and training future technicians. Matt, who oversees Technical Training and […]
In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin are joined by Salomon Moreno-Rosa, Managing Director of Strategy and Philanthropy at Envoy, to discuss the idea of “Recovery Ready Workplaces” and the significance of fair chance employment in the construction sector. Salomon explains that fair […]
This week’s podcast delves into the KCA’s scholarship program, showcasing its effectiveness in nurturing the future leaders of the construction industry in Pennsylvania. James Fretz, a scholarship awardee and a construction management student at Penn College, recounts his progression from participating in a high school carpentry program to his current […]
In this week’s podcast episode, Jon and Chris interview Ryan Englin, the author of the Amazon best-seller “Hire Better People Faster!” Englin, who has spent over a decade assisting service contractors and construction companies in improving their hiring processes, draws his passion from watching his father’s challenges as a construction […]
In the most recent episode of the Building PA Podcast, Jimmy Christianson, AGC’s VP of Government Relations, provided vital legislative insights. He stressed the pressing necessity for workforce development and immigration reform to tackle construction industry labor shortages. Furthermore, he spotlighted inventive methods such as collaborating with community colleges and […]