Wed October 18, 2017
ARTBA Online Learning Center Courses Approved in Multiple States for Engineers' Professional Development Hours
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced Oct. 17 that its Online Learning Center (OLC) courses meet New York, North Carolina and Florida professional development hour (PDH) requirements for engineers seeking relicensing. Other states do not require similar pre-approval....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 17, 2017
Construction Science Students Awarded Academic Scholarships
Twelve Mississippi State University (MSU) students have been selected to receive building construction science scholarships for the 2017 to 2018 academic year. The school's building construction science major is one of two programs throughout the country that combines courses in business, engineering and construction science to help ready students launch into construction-focused careers, MSU reported....
Wed October 11, 2017
Nevada AGC, NBA Host 2nd Annual Career Day in Reno
More than 750 middle and high school students from around the region gathered to kick off Careers in Construction Month at the 2nd annual Northern Nevada Construction Career Day at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Sept....
Angela Askey - Tue October 10, 2017
New Construction Technology Programs Begin in October
Central Arizona College (CAC) began offering new Industrial Construction and Concrete Construction Certificate courses on Oct. 6, 2017. The classes for industrial construction, concrete construction, heavy equipment operator, structural welding and pipefitting are being offered on Fridays and Saturdays through the completion of the fall semester....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017
Companies Fight to Hire Virginia Tech Construction Majors
Graduating construction majors from Virginia Tech are in high demand right now, WDBJ reported. Brian Kleiner, director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, said, "The companies are essentially competing for them versus the students competing for jobs."Student Jade McNair, who will graduate in December, has experienced this firsthand: "To be able to get those multiple offers and your only problem is choosing that offer is just a great feeling, McNair said....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017
State's Future Loggers Benefit From New Tech Training
Good news for the logging industry: Maine college students are training for careers as loggers with new, updated machines. As he took students for some hands-on training into TA-R7, a piece of forest in Maine, Donald Burr, head coordinator of the Mechanized Logging Operators Programs, said that experience outside the classroom was getting them ready for their careers, WSAW reported....
Tue October 10, 2017
Norbord Donates $1M to HBI Training
The Home Builders Institute (HBI) is gearing up to help prepare the local workforce for reconstruction in Texas and Florida following the recent hurricanes. Norbord Inc.'s donation of $1 million to HBI will help train individuals in the building industry to rebuild in communities that were hard-hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma....
Mon October 09, 2017
FAE Partners With Clemson University for Demo Opportunity, Presentation
On Sept. 13th, FAE USA held a presentation and a short demo at Clemson University. The goal of these partnerships is to give the students of Clemson University the opportunity to interact with different companies, perform research projects for credit and create connections between students and companies for future work opportunities....
Cindy Riley - Thu October 05, 2017
Jacksonville State University Applauds New Baseball Stadium
Students and alums of Jacksonville State University (JSU) may be focused on football for the next several months, but come spring, they'll be cheering on the Gamecocks baseball team in a new stadium....
Emily Buenzle - Wed October 04, 2017
SMART Heroes Program Readies Soon-to-Be Vets for Construction Careers
The very first class from the SMART Heroes Program graduated Oct. 3 at the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC DuPont Training Center. The class was made up of eight U.S. Army members who will soon become veterans, the Suburban Times reported....
