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Skills and people shortages are the most significant challenges the facilities management and catering sectors are experiencing. In the foodservice and accommodation sector, 118,000 vacancies were recorded between June and August 2023, compared to 92,000 during the same three-month period in 2019. Piers Zangana explores the development of new, virtual ways of learning and training…

The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) 2023 assessments have uncovered significant trends shaping the future of the FM industry. For example, while short term risks to the industry, including staffing and skills shortages, are being managed through a focus on employee wellbeing and development programmes, there is an urgent need for long-term planning to understand…

$11B Chip Factory Texas Instruments (TI) broke ground on its new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Lehi, Utah. Dubbed LFAB2, the facility will connect to TI’s existing wafer fab in Lehi and ultimately help the company manufacture tens of millions of analog and embedded processing chips every day at full production. The $11 billion project marks…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $100 million is now available for zero-emission school buses under the state’s $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The New York School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP) provides funding to make clean buses and the associated charging infrastructure more affordable for public…

Staffing shortages continue to plague healthcare facilities, leading to unintended consequences for some of them. Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, healthcare facilities have struggled to maintain staffing levels to pre-pandemic operations. The ongoing labor shortage has started to have a domino effect on other areas of hospitals, creating trouble for these already struggling facilities….

Many institutional and commercial facilities that rely on public funds to operate —  from K-12 school districts and universities to government buildings — have been fighting an uphill battle for decades against growing backlogs of maintenance and repair needs. For some such New York City facilities, the latest budget crunch has resulted in a series…