Train Wreck Dead Ahead!

Online, October 5, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Contractors anxiously awaiting a recovery to their busted industry will be awakened by a solemn fact of life. Due to more than four years of a dismal economy because of the real estate bust and prolonged economic recession, workers for any new work from a revised economy will be sadly lacking. This alone will crush any chance for a quick recovery.

"What contractors will have to deal with is a major loss of experienced workers and craftsmen." says Henry Goudreau, president of HG & Associates, Inc. "With such a long period of so many qualified craftsman not having a job to go to, most workers in the construction industry have either retired, sold their tools, retrained for a different industry or gotten jobs outside their industry. This means that when the economic recovery starts, and the construction industry engine starts turning; contractors will have a serious problem filling their labor force needs." When asked how this can be avoided, Henry stated, "We need to start training our unemployed and high-school students to fill this canyon size void in the workforce, otherwise, any chance of any form of a recovery for the construction industry is almost doomed before it can start. We need to recognize and begin handling this problem now at a local level. Contractors need to get in touch with their local vocational schools and start working with them on a viable training program that will feed trained workers into the workforce. This is a problem that can't be swept under the rug any longer"

For more on this hot topic, Goudreau may be reached by calling (941) 377-1254.