About Us
Building The Next Generation
We focus on the labor shortage in the United States.
Building The Next Generation (BTNG) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the construction labor shortage in the United States.
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BTNG’s mission is to shed light on the subject matter, create awareness and bring about positive change in the industry by bringing prospect employees together with employers and addressing the labor shortage one city at a time.
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To put into perspective, below are some words that society and the labor work force describe the construction industry; lets work together and change that!
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BTNG was founded by Kristine Mendez, a Mexican-American who is a surety broker and construction industry veteran.
ENR.com
"3Q 2024 Cost Report: Pay Hikes for Craftworkers Continue Amid Labor Shortage"
Construction Dive.com
"Contractors are all in on hiring but staffing isn’t getting easier. Contractors are on a quest for more workers, but they’re still struggling to find them"
Marketplace.org
"People think of construction as dirty jobs... jobs tha tonally require brute strength. People view it as jobs that don't require real training or skills, and quite frankly they view it as a job instead of a career"
AXA Insurance
"Over the last twenty years the average age of a construction worker has increased from 37.6 years to 42.6 years of age"
NY Times
"Nationally, the construction industry employed 7.46 minion people in 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, continuing several years of increases. But its still recovering from the last recession . In 2006, the number or words was 3% higher at 7.69 million."