Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 03, 2018
Welty Building Company to Deliver SSC's Akron Location
Crews hired by the Welty Building Company Ltd. (WBC) are months away from completing the construction of Stark State College's (SSC) new $15.7 million Akron location. The facility is a 68,414-square-foot, three-storey structure that is expected to serve up to 5,000 students within the next five years....
Wed March 28, 2018
Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters Opens New Carpenters Training Center in Edison, N.J.
On Thursday, March 29, the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC) will open the doors of its new, state-of-the-art New Jersey Carpenters Apprentice Training Center in Edison, N.J. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place from 10 a.m....
Mon March 19, 2018
HCSS Awards $50,000 in College Scholarships to Construction Interns
Construction software developer HCSS announced the winners of its annual Construction Intern Awards. The company's third-annual program awarded a combined $50,000 in college scholarships to students in construction-related fields who interned with construction companies for at least two months during the 2016-2017 school year or summer of 2017....
Emily Buenzle - Wed March 14, 2018
Caterpillar's CHIP Program Gives Students the Basis to Excel in Industry Post-High School
One industry giant is making strides in supporting technical education. The Caterpillar Hiring Innovation Program, or CHIP, works with high school students from Peoria's Manual Academy to ready them for careers in welding, The Peoria Star Journal reported....
Wed March 14, 2018
N. California Laborers Program Graduates 655 New Journeypersons
The Laborers' Apprenticeship Program of the Laborers' Training and Retraining Trust Fund of Northern California is a major contributor to California's flourishing construction workforce. In 2017, 655 apprentices completed a Laborers' apprenticeship program — Construction Craft Laborer (630), Hod Carrier (8), and Parking and Highway Improvement (17)....
The Associated Press - Tue March 13, 2018
Union, Community Colleges to Offer Pipeline Jobs Training
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A labor union has reached an agreement with regional community colleges in Virginia to train workers hoping to nab construction jobs on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Roanoke Times cited a release from the Laborers' International Union of North America that says one- to two-week courses with an emphasis on workplace safety will be offered at the Virginia Western, New River and Danville community colleges in a few weeks, although details are still being hammered out....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 13, 2018
New Infrastructure Academy Designed to Help Fill Industry Jobs
Washington D.C. recently announced a new training program aimed at training workers for a variety of infrastructure-related jobs in fields like transportation, green technology and more. The DC Infrastructure Academy, which opened March 12, was made possible by D.C.'s partnership with utility companies, unions, universities and private companies, WTOP reported....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 13, 2018
Home Depot Announces $50M in Funding to Train Construction Workers
In an effort to help stem the labor shortage the construction industry has been facing, Home Depot has announced that it plans to donate $50 million to train 20,000 people in construction over the next 10 years....
Tue March 13, 2018
Gonzaga Receives OK to Build $48M Science Building
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga University won permission from the city to build a $48 million science and engineering building near the campus' Arthur Lake, but the university is still raising the funds to pay for construction....
Tue March 13, 2018
Intermountain Donates $15M to U of U for Med Building
Intermountain Healthcare has donated $15 million to the University of Utah to pay for building a new medical education building. The new building will replace the 52-year-old School of Medicine building on the Salt Lake City campus....
