Dive Brief:

• A shortage of workers in a range of construction trades has been a recurring message among industry groups that fear it could stall the industry's economic recovery.
• In Michigan, contractors from around the state now post job openings and tradesmen can post their resumes on a website called the Michigan Construction Job Center.
• The state chapter of Associated General Contractors is coordinating the joint job effort.

Dive Insight:

The effort is bound to pit companies against each other for some worker who's a perfect fit for jobs they each have posted, but it makes more sense to compete for a worker you know about than to hope luck connects a company and the worker.