How a local AEC company is competing for skilled-trade workers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area

The Dallas-Fort Worth construction market is continuing a three-year growth trend, creating a competitive market for skilled-trade workers. Nationally, the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors expects construction companies will need to add 430,000 workers this year. Doug Edrington works on this issue daily as a construction manager for TDIndustries, a premier Dallas-based facilities service and mechanical construction company. In addition to managing $5.3 million worth of transferable…