Mon March 12, 2018
Flint Construction & Forestry Division Hosts Technology Training Event
Flint Construction & Forestry Division hosted a three-day technology training program from Jan. 30 to Feb 1 at the Local 926 Operating Engineers Training Facility in Ellenwood, Ga. A total of 28 attendees from 11 different companies from the United States and Canada were hosted by Tim Houchens, Flint's integrated solutions manager, and John Deere training staff members from John Deere WorkSight technology solutions, based in Davenport, Iowa....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 08, 2018
Georgia Southern's $33.6M IAB to Be Complete in June
Georgia Southern University's $33.6 million Interdisciplinary Academic Building (IAB) is expected to be completed this June as Charles Perry Partners Inc. LLP (CPPI) and crews from Lavender Construction and other subcontractors are meeting their scheduled benchmarks....
Wed March 07, 2018
mikeroweWORKS Provides Travel Scholarships for SkillsUSA Members
The mikeroweWORKS Foundation has contributed $50,000 to a SkillsUSA scholarship fund for students competing in the world's largest showcase of career and technical education at the 2018 National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky....
Thu March 01, 2018
SLCC's Westpointe Receives $400K Donation from Kenworth Sales Company
Kenworth Sales Company President Kyle Treadway was on a tour of Salt Lake Community College's new Westpointe Workforce Training & Education Center when he decided his company needed to invest in the students who will soon be training within the Westpointe diesel technician program....
Thu March 01, 2018
URI Engineering Students Make Case for Composite Use
You probably know that composite materials are used in bicycles, tennis rackets, hockey sticks and boats, but three University of Rhode Island graduate engineering students showed 40 government, research and industry leaders last week that they could be a remedy for Rhode Island's and the nation's deteriorating bridges....
Tue February 27, 2018
Del Mar Grows Workforce
CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training simulators, is helping Del Mar College's Division of Workforce and Economic Development to narrow the skilled labor gap by implementing a Vortex Advantage simulator in its heavy equipment operator training....
Tue February 27, 2018
TTI HQ Building at RELLIS Campus Reaches Milestone
The topping out ceremony for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute's (TTI's) new headquarters building Jan. 18 turned into an appreciation ceremony for the building's construction workers, of TTI itself, and for the vison that made TTI's location at the Texas A&M University System's RELLIS Campus possible....
Fri February 16, 2018
ABC of Wisconsin Partners with Penn Foster Partner to Provide Career Pathway Programs for Construction Apprenticeships
ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust announced it has partnered with Penn Foster, a leading middle skilled education and skills training provider, for which Penn Foster will provide an array of construction courses available to its member companies for entry-level employees and apprentices....
Thu February 15, 2018
New Iron Expo to Bring Together Construction Industry in Event Showcasing Training, New Equipment
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 has announced plans for its' New Iron Expo on April 3 to 5 in Hinckley, Minn. This event will be the largest of its kind to be held in North America and possibly the world....
Thu February 15, 2018
University of Rhode Island, Construction Crews Celebrate Completion of Steelwork
University of Rhode Island officials and contractors celebrated the installation of the final piece of structural steel at the University's new $150 million College of Engineering complex today during a topping out celebration....
