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.....
Deidre Williams - Fri July 21, 2017
New York-Area Trades Council Offers Training, Jobs for Northland Corridor Project
Attention wanna-be carpenters, laborers, electricians, plumbers and iron workers. Applications are available for the pre-apprenticeship program for New York's Northland Corridor Project. Construction experience not required....
Cindy Riley - Thu July 20, 2017
Vermont University Will Celebrate Bicentennial With New $48.5M Building
A $48.5 million dollar construction effort at the nation's oldest private military college is under way in Northfield, Vt. The Norwich University project includes a four-story academic building, along with major updates to Dewey, Webb and Ainsworth Halls....
Wed July 19, 2017
CDOT Trains Local Talent for Central I-70 Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Speaker Crisanta Duran, members of Denver City Council, city officials, Gary Community Investments (GCI), Community College of Denver (CCD), Emily Griffith Technical College and construction training providers gathered to celebrate the opening of a new Neighborhood Career Training and Resource Center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood....
Tue July 18, 2017
Task Force Recommends Ways to Boost Workforce Development
An employer-driven task force appointed by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter to study how Idaho can do a better job of developing the educated, skilled workforce that businesses need is calling for more state investment in training programs, more engagement by industry and more focus on proven strategies....
