IN DEMAND: In order to keep up with construction-worker demand, Gilbane Building Co. has raised the wage for new hires and hourly pay for summer interns. Pictured on a job site are Danielle Crafford, general superintendent, and Mitchell Sinnott, pipe fitter. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
Four months after the state’s voting public approved two statewide and eight local bond measures investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Rhode Island educational facilities, among multiple other state and private-sector building plans, the construction sector is scrambling to hire enough workers to meet demand. “It’s not that we are desperate, but it’s going…
Subscriber-only Content
This article is available only to PBN Subscribers. To get unlimited access, please subscribe by following the link below.
Want to share this story? Click Here to purchase a link that allows anyone to read it on any device whether or not they are a subscriber.
