West-MEC CTE Program Helps Shrink Labor Shortage

America is dealing with an unprecedented shortage of skilled labor. The Department of Labor reports that while there are 7.6 million unfilled jobs, only 6.5 million people were looking for work. This is the same situation in Arizona. The industries seeing the largest talent gap are construction, healthcare and personal care, followed by computer and […]

ASU Develops Concrete to Speed Up Construction

Source: AZ Big Media An Arizona State University engineering professor is trying to promote a method of speeding up the Valley’s endless construction projects that can reduce years to months and months to weeks. Transportation experts say the economic, safety and transit benefits could be huge. Barzin Mobasher’s magic bullet is made of fiber-reinforced concrete. […]