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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/08/19/relationships-employee-relations-key-to-foundation-steel\'s-growth" target="_self">Relationships, employee relations key to Foundation Steel\'s growth</a><br />');
document.write('Foundation Steel was named one of Inc.\'s Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies. It\'s employees, many of whom are members of the Iron Workers and Local 55, appreciate the focus on safety and the care that company shows to its employees.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/08/17/offshore-wind-sector-to-create-nearly-1m-jobs-in-5-years" target="_self">Offshore wind sector to create nearly 1M jobs in 5 years</a><br />');
document.write('Around 900,000 jobs in offshore wind sector could be created over the next five years if nearly 51 gigawatts (GW) of new offshore wind capacity were installed worldwide by 2024, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said in recent report.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/08/06/a-conversation-with-bill-brown-of-impact" target="_self">A conversation with Bill Brown of IMPACT</a><br />');
document.write('IMPACT Co-Chair Bill Brown has helped the organization make lasting impacts in innovation, strategy and training for thousands of ironworkers and contractors.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/08/06/paid-maternity-leave-program-proves-to-increase-retention" target="_self">Paid maternity leave program proves to increase retention</a><br />');
document.write('A report on the correlation between the Iron Workers Maternity Provision Policy and ironworker retention revealed the union retained 83% of ironworkers who received benefits from 2017 to 2019.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/08/05/5-ways-to-build-a-safer-and-more-diverse-construction-workforce" target="_self">5 Ways to Build a Safer and More Diverse Construction Workforce</a><br />');
document.write('“Truth is, this work is more about your brain,” says Ambra Melendez, an ironworker from Iron Workers Local 361 in Brooklyn, N.Y. who has made a successful career within the predominantly male trade.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/08/04/house-passes-new-water-resources-development-bill" target="_self">House Passes New Water Resources Development Bill</a><br />');
document.write('An important federal infrastructure measure has moved another step forward, with the House’s approval of a bill authorizing at least $8.6 billion in federal funds for 38 new Army Corps of Engineers construction projects, including flood and storm protection, river and port navigation and environmental restoration improvements.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/07/27/she-was-the-only-woman-of-color-in-her-welding-class.-now-she\'s-helping-other-latinas-get-into-the-industry" target="_self">She was the only woman of color in her welding class. Now she\'s helping other Latinas get into the industry.</a><br />');
document.write('Latina Iron Worker from local #22 in Indianapolis is helping other Latinas join the trade.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/07/20/construction-productivity-stats-approach-precoronavirus-levels" target="_self">Construction productivity stats approach precoronavirus levels</a><br />');
document.write('Statistics are indicating construction work may be approaching pre-coronavirus numbers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/07/16/impact-town-hall-covers-ansi-proposal-covid-19-questions" target="_self">IMPACT Town Hall Covers ANSI Proposal, COVID-19 Questions</a><br />');
document.write('John Johnson, vice president and director of environmental safety, health and security at Black and Veatch and chair of the ANSI/ASSP A10 committee discussed an ANSI standard proposal that could provide guidelines to prevent the spread of diseases in future pandemics. Johnson is also');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2020/07/10/impact-town-hall-answers-covid-19-questions" target="_self">IMPACT Town Hall Answers COVID-19 Questions</a><br />');
document.write('Steve Rank, executive director of safety and health for the Iron Workers, informed members that the union has developed a form to report if any members have been infected.');
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