Wed May 02, 2018
Local 49 Training Center Facility Hosts New Iron Expo
More than 750 people attended the New Iron Expo April 3 to 5 in Hinckley, Minn. The event was held at the Local 49 Training Center Facility, where the union trains more than 5,000 Local 49 union members in the heavy equipment industry each year....
Thu April 26, 2018
PennDOT, PTC, PSU Collaborate on PennSTART Facility
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary and Pa. Turnpike Commission (PTC) Chair Leslie S. Richards announced at the Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit that the two agencies are partnering with Penn State University to commence site planning and design for the Pennsylvania Safety, Transportation and Research Track, or PennSTART — a modern facility envisioned to benefit emergency responders, transportation organizations and research institutions....
Thu April 26, 2018
Cianbro Chair to Receive Honorary Doctorate From Husson University
As part of its 119th Annual Commencement Exercises on May 5, 2018 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, Husson University will confer an honorary doctorate on Peter G. Vigue. In addition to delivering the keynote Commencement address, Vigue, the chairman of the board of the Cianbro Companies, will receive an honorary Doctor of Business degree in recognition of his leadership abilities, his dedication to employee health and safety, and his devotion to the people of Maine....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 20, 2018
Students Learn About Construction Jobs During Career Day Exhibit
North Platte Community College in North Platte, Neb., recently showed high school students what careers in the construction industry are all about during Nebraska Construction Career Days. Around 75 students from nine area schools got up close and personal with various aspects of the construction industry as they participated in seven stations that showcased different construction jobs, The North Platte Telegraph reported....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 20, 2018
New Dig Safely Training Center to Provide Excavator Training to Local Residents
Work has begun at a digging training facility in DeWitt, N.Y. Dig Safely New York Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony April 19 for its new, $6.5 million, 21,432-sq.-ft. facility. The training center will serve as a resource to help excavators in New York learn how to dig while avoiding damaging underground utility lines, Syracuse.com reported....
The Associated Press - Fri April 20, 2018
College Building New Facility for Training Skilled Workers
Ground has been broken for a new manufacturing technologies training facility at an upstate New York community college. Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency, says work has begun on the construction of the Gene F....
Wed April 11, 2018
Construction Association Again Accredited to Offer Continuing Education Units By International Education & Training Group
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has once-again awarded the Associated General Contractors of America with Accredited Provider status. As a result, the construction association will be able to continue offering IACET's Continuing Education Units to members who complete the association's relevant courses....
Tue April 10, 2018
Gould Construction Institute, Penn Foster Partner to Offer On-Demand Career/Skills Development Courses for the Construction Trade
Gould Construction Institute (GCI), the training affiliate of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Massachusetts, has partnered with Penn Foster, a leading middle skilled education and skills training provider, to make an array of construction courses available to those interested in pursuing a career in construction. The courses, all available online, provide individuals interested in the construction trade and current construction trade professionals with a convenient and affordable means to gain the knowledge and skills to be successful in the construction field or to advance their construction career....
Fri April 06, 2018
AEM, EDA Team Up to Support CASE Scholarship Program
One of the manufacturing industry's greatest challenges is inspiring young people to consider working toward a career in equipment manufacturing. A new initiative led by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)'s Ag Sector Board aims to change that fact by increasing the number of equipment-specific courses being taught in high schools today to help expand awareness of and enthusiasm for the equipment manufacturing industry....
AASHTO Journal - Wed April 04, 2018
ARTBA Foundation Taking Final Applications for 2018 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarships
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Development Foundation issued a "last call" for applications through April 6 for the 2018 round of its "Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program."Since 1999, that program has provided up to $5,000 in individual college scholarships to children of highway workers who have been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty....
