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GEORGIA FACES SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE
Georgia is experiencing a shortage of skilled trade workers. Professions such as welders, heavy equipment operators and dry wall installers are in high demand with short supply. With Georgia’s unemployment sitting higher than the national average, it must be a priority to teach people the necessary skills to fill these available positions.
With the downfall of the economy and lack of skilled workers, many industries have decreased their number of projects. If the economy is revitalized, the skilled labor industries could find themselves facing an even bigger problem with labor shortage.
“In this difficult market we have impressed new customers with our organization, our work ethic and our quality,” said Tammy Pace, CEO of Pace Drywall. “In normal circumstances that would be a business managers glowing reference; however we are bound by the restraints of human resources. We can only accept work with in the confines of the team that we have left.”
Almost 50 percent of the construction industry’s workforce are Baby Boomers (47-65). As these workers retire, companies will need new workers to fill the predicted 82,000 positions that will become available by 2016.
A start to solving this problem is to educate students on their options for secondary education. Attending a traditional four year college is not the only path that will lead to career success. Other options such as technical schools and training programs can lead students into high-demand, high-wage jobs.
If education and industry create a working partnership to communicate their needs, Georgia can confront its labor shortage problem.
NAR Releases 2012 Member Guide
NAR is pleased to announce that its Member Guide is now available online. The Guide highlights the core membership value and benefits provided by all three levels of the REALTOR family — all in a convenient and personalized format.
The NAR Member Guide now includes the following features:
· Personalized information based on your NRDS membership ID number
· Up-to-the-minute news, information and events from your Local, State and National REALTOR Associations
· FREE iPhone and iPad apps available in the App Store
· Customizable NAR membership card, available for digital display on your smartphone and for printing directly from a computer. You can also order a plastic card — personalized with your name, NRDS ID and designations and certifications on your selected card background — for only $5.00 (includes shipping & handling).
· At-a-glance benefits information, which links to
REALTOR.org for more detail
Access your Member Guide at
http://MemberGuide.REALTOR.org.
Simply log in with your NRDS ID and last name to get started.
The 15th Annual North Atlanta Home Show
SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 10-12, 2012 AT THE GWINNETT CENTER
It may be cold outside, but spring will come early to Gwinnett Center when the 15th Annual North Atlanta Home Show opens its doors Feb. 10-12, 2012 (
www.atlantahomeshow.com). Hundreds of experts in the home remodeling and landscaping industries will showcase the latest services and products representing the full spectrum of home improvement ideas. The Show includes new product introductions, live radio broadcasts and a line-up of exciting speakers. The Mad Hatter Service Company will give away a Big Green Egg as the Grand Door Prize, and attendees can even adopt a pet at the SPCA booth. It’s the largest home show in Gwinnett County, and is a SEMCO production.
The North Atlanta Home Show is presented by the Gwinnett Daily Post, and sponsored by Window World, the Mad Hatter Service Company, PMC Building Materials, Proof of the Pudding and AM 750 and NOW 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB. It will be held from noon–6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 and noon– 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth (
www.gwinnettcenter.com). On-site parking is free. General admission tickets may be purchased at the door and are $7, $6 for seniors, $5 for military personnel with ID, and free for children 12 and under. For group tickets, call 770.998.9800.
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