Thu August 03, 2017
Associated Builders and Contractors Ask Congress to Expand Construction Apprenticeship Programs
Michael Bennett, vice president of the Cianbro Cos., Pittsfield, Maine, told Congress that industry-driven construction apprenticeship programs should play a bigger role in government efforts to close the workforce/skills gap that has left 500,000 construction jobs unfilled in the United States today....
Kathleen D. Bailey - Wed August 02, 2017
Heavy Construction Academy Helps Vets Transition Into Construction Careers
When Christopher Patrick received his discharge after nine years of active duty in the U.S. Army, the employment picture was “kind of bleak,” the Florida resident said. Though he'd trained as a fire alarm installment technician with Uncle Sam, he “didn't know where I belonged” when he came home....
Tue August 01, 2017
UTA Hosts Annual Transit Academy for Local, State Leaders
Recently, UTA hosted its annual Transit Academy workshop. Transit Academy is designed for local and state elected officials and other community leaders to learn more about regional transit and transportation....
Chuck Harvey - Tue August 01, 2017
Work Proceeds on $57.2M Science Center at University of Utah
Redevelopment and preservation are part of a $57.2 million, 133,000-sq. ft. Gary and Ann Crocker Science Center project on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The center has four levels overall, with three stories above grade....
Hudson Sangree - Mon July 31, 2017
California Homebuilders Train High School Students for Construction Jobs
Sacramento homebuilders are trying to deal with a severe shortage of construction workers by training high school students in summer internships. They want the teens and their parents to consider the possibility that a construction career might be a good alternative to college, though that can require some convincing....
Fri July 28, 2017
Construction Training Scholarships Available in Florida County
Scholarships for construction trade training are available for Palm Beach County, Fla., residents through CareerSource Palm Beach County, the county's workforce agency. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and be unemployed or underemployed, as well as meeting other guidelines for program funding....
Emmalyne Kwasny - Fri July 28, 2017
Construction Ministries Gives Mississippi Teens Hope for the Future
Four visibly hungry youths approached Pete Sarullo looking for work as he rebuilt a burned-down house on Woodrow Wilson in Jackson, Miss., 10 years ago. From that moment, Construction Ministries was born....
Thu July 27, 2017
Teens Get Industry Insight at Florida Construction Site
Thanks to a summer camp program organized by the Urban Construction Craft Academy in Miami Gardens, a group of about 20 teenage students interested in pursuing careers in the construction industry received a “hands on” tour of the 27-acre construction site at Miami Worldcenter, one of the country's largest development projects currently underway in downtown Miami, Fla....
Brian Walker - Coeur d'Alene Press - Wed July 26, 2017
Heavy Equipment Training Helps Minorities, Fills Labor Gap
RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) Michelle Nelson stepped away from operating a skid loader and reflected on her opportunity of a lifetime. “I love being in the dirt,” the Coeur d'Alene woman said with a wide smile....
Keith Farner - Wed July 26, 2017
Construction Camp Prepares Girls for Future Careers
Of all the things about the MAGIC camp that Namoonga Chilomo enjoys, her favorite might be that it's interactive. “You're learning the work, you're getting to experience it all. You're not just sitting there getting lectured about,” said Chilomo, a rising senior at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs, Ga.....
