Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 26, 2023
Jacobsen Names Its First Ever VP of Construction Innovation
Heather Soderquist was recently named Jacobsen Construction's first ever vice-president of construction innovation, so it must follow that she's pretty sharp about all the new technology transforming the industry....
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute - Mon July 24, 2023
Equip Expo Offers Opportunities for Women in Green Industry to Connect, Grow
Approximately 20 percent of the more than 25,000 attendees and exhibitors who attend Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition, are women. Now a new event at Expo — the inaugural Women's Leadership Reception — will help them connect and build their industry network....
TxDOT - Tue July 11, 2023
TxDOT Celebrates Lone Star State Women in Engineering
The number of women in key leadership positions at TxDOT is on the rise as TxDOT celebrates International Women in Engineering Day. The agency's rural Atlanta District is home to a number of women who are licensed professional engineers — and just last year — Rebecca Wells was selected as the first woman to lead district operations....
Associated Press - Tue May 30, 2023
Golden State Warriors Give Construction Business Lift
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) In a red hooded sweatshirt, hard hat and a pair of well-loved work boots, LaSonia Mansfield heads out alongside her daughter and forewoman, Deja Stocks, to survey the expansive construction site she is responsible for keeping safe and clean....
Skanska - Tue May 16, 2023
Skanska USA North Texas Office Hosts Construction Event
Skanska USA Building North Texas office hosted more than 30 students from the Young Women's Leadership Academy (YWLA) for a Day of Discovery. During the half-day event, the Skanska team introduced students to the careers available in architecture, engineering and construction, along with a panel discussion comprised of Skanska's women in construction....
ADOT - Tue May 02, 2023
ADOT Office, Engineer Receive Honors for Their Contributions
The Arizona Department of Transportation's Business Engagement and Compliance Office and Robert Samour, ADOT deputy state engineer for the Major Projects Group, have been honored for contributions to the transportation industry and to advancing women....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 25, 2023
Molly Swanston Takes Reigns of Swanston Equipment Co.
Swanston Equipment Company keeps changing — at the same time remaining family-owned and customer-centered. Evolution and stability. These have characterized the North Dakota construction equipment dealership for 93 years....
Patricia O’Brien – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 29, 2023
Fountain Quarry's Trish Harrell Digs New Trails in Industry
"If you have the drive to do something, no matter what anyone tells you and contrary to what society says, if you're good at it and you like it, just do it," says Trish Harrell, who will tell any woman who asks her about taking a job operating heavy equipment....
Waratah - Wed March 22, 2023
Women in Forestry: Janessa Nelson-Smith
Janessa Nelson-Smith grew up in a logging family, married into a logging family and has now joined a growing group of women making their careers in forestry. How did you get started in logging?I've been surrounded by logging my whole life....
CNH Industrial - Thu March 09, 2023
Women Builders 'On the Case'
When a group of women from CNH Industrial's Case Construction Equipment brand volunteered for housing charity Habitat for Humanity, the results were amazing. Their experience building homes for women in need in Wisconsin not only taught them valuable teamwork skills, but also helped strengthen Case's commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I)....
