Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017
Work Advances on UA Tucson's $107.5M Bioscience Building
A 150,200-sq.-ft. building designed to advance bioscience research — including study of health, aging and disease at the molecular level — is being constructed on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson....
Dylan Baddour - Houston Chronicle - Tue August 15, 2017
Training Programs in Houston Target Construction Workers
HOUSTON (AP) Jaime Ramos worked picking ornamental ferns in Florida until he got ready to start a family. He took a higher-paying construction job, but then found himself frustrated by a transient labor force that learns as it goes....
Delece Smith-Barrow - Thu August 10, 2017
Report: More College Students Choosing to Major in Construction Than Ever Before
College students can study anything from accounting to zoology, but there's one discipline that's becoming especially popular. Construction trades had the largest percentage increase in enrollment at four-year institutions between spring 2016 and spring 2017 – 26.4 percent – according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 10, 2017
Maine College Launches Construction Institute
In an effort to help Maine's construction industry connect with qualified workers, Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) has announced that its new Construction Institute will be ready for students this fall....
Mon August 07, 2017
Albany Requires NYDOL-Approved Apprenticeship Programs
On July 3, the city of Albany passed Ordinance 32.62.17 that requires all construction contractors and subcontractors working on projects valued at greater than $100,000 to have established apprenticeship programs that have been approved by the New York State Department of Labor....
Thu August 03, 2017
SMCC Debuts Construction Institute, Innovative Program for Industry
Southern Maine Community College is helping the state's construction industry with a new program that provides Mainers a flexible pathway to grow their skill sets and advance their construction careers....
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....
