Eight major construction companies in the Portland area have partnered with Lines for Life, the Portland suicide prevention nonprofit, to launch a crisis line for workers in the high-stress industry.

Observed September 8–12, 2025, Construction Suicide Prevention Week highlights the industry’s urgent mental health crisis while promoting peer support, awareness, and life-saving resources for workers ...

One of the purposes of Construction Inclusion Week is to pause, reflect, and commit to ensuring that construction sites and offices are places where every person feels valued, respected and empowered ...

The Union Construction Academy is one of a growing suite of construction workforce development programs looking to address workforce shortages. PHOTO / COURTESY OF MAINE AFL-CIO Kloey Arsenault was 18 ...