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Lack of High-Tech Workers Could Cost US Competitive Edge in Global Marketplace

By: Rosanne Skirble
Source: VOA News
18 September 2008 — A new education survey reveals that chief executives at America's largest corporations fear the U.S. could lose its competitive edge in science and technology because of a shortage of trained workers.

Leaders questioned in the survey advocate greater investment in education to attract skilled workers who can meet the technological challenges of the 21st century.

Bob Allen talks a lot about "human capital." To this senior executive with CH2M HILL, a $6.2 billion engineering company with 25,000 employees, human capital means a skilled workforce. Engineers make up two-thirds of the human capital at CH2M HILL. These men and women are working on projects as diverse as managing the engineering and construction contracts for the 2012 Olympics to the widening of the Panama Canal.

"You need people to do that, and you need the best people, and in our case, it is people who have science, technology, engineering and math backgrounds," he said.

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Headquartered near Denver, Colo., employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, management and operations for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With $6.4 billion in revenue and more than 25,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2008). The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of energy, water, transportation, environmental, nuclear and industrial facilities. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer, including being named by FORTUNE as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For (2009).
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