Chicago, IL-based GI Stone expands its staff with the addition of construction industry veteran Jennifer Gee, who will be the commercial fabricator and installer's new director of special projects.

With the challenge of finding competent employees, also comes the task of retaining the ones you have.

Only 18 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, despite a pickup in most states from October to November, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.