Murphy Tractor - Wed November 18, 2020
Murphy Tractor Celebrates Inaugural Certified Wirtgen Group Master Technician
Travis Long, a veteran service technician for Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company, was one of two inaugural graduates to receive "Master Technician" certification from the Wirtgen Group, a John Deere Company....
South Dakota School of Mines - Tue November 10, 2020
Caterpillar Inc. Funds Initiative at South Dakota Mines
Caterpillar is sponsoring a new partnership with South Dakota Mines that explores technologies such as autonomous robotic mining; software used to manage mining and construction operations; and new equipment that increases efficiency and safety....
Tupelo Daily Journal - Tue November 10, 2020
Mississippi College Breaks Ground on New 246-Bed Residence Hall
Itawamba Community College (ICC) didn't let bad weather, or the COVID-19 pandemic stop the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 246-bed residence hall in late October at the Fulton, Miss., campus. Forced inside by rain resulting from the approaching Hurricane Zeta, administrators, board members and local officials donned face masks and gathered beneath a large tent in the parking lot near Sheffield Hall to scoop ceremonial shovels of dirt....
Towmaster - Thu October 29, 2020
Towmaster Helps High School Students Build Tiny Home
Every year, the students at Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Minn., build a tiny house and auction it off to support the construction education program. For the past four years, Towmaster has offered a custom T-9D trailer at cost for the home, providing a stable foundation and the opportunity for total mobility....
Portland Press Herald - Thu October 15, 2020
UMaine System to Use Much of $240M Gift for New Facilities
Administrators in the University of Maine System on Oct. 7 lauded a $240 million gift that is among the largest ever in public institutes of higher education and will be used for systemwide investments in facilities, academics and athletics....
Arkansas Business - Mon October 12, 2020
Building Starts on Arkansas Arts Center, Gets $3M From Heir
The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway on Oct. 9 announced a new $3 million donation from the Alice L. Walton Foundation as it broke ground on its new 100,000-sq.-ft., $45 million Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts....
GUCA - Tue September 29, 2020
GUCA Work Ready Program Graduation
Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) hosted the inaugural GUCA Work Ready Program Graduation in collaboration with Connecting Henry Inc. at the Henry County Chamber of Commerce, Sept. 24, 2020....
AED Foundation - Wed September 23, 2020
AEDF Continues the Mission to Certify 500 Managers as Part of Vision 2024
Since the AED Foundation (AEDF) launched its Vision 2024 campaign, AEDF has put forth efforts to encourage members to utilize the self-study courses that the Foundation has on hand. These efforts are made to educate industry professionals and meet the Vision 2024 goal of 500 certified managers....
AGC of Minnesota - Tue September 15, 2020
AGC of Minnesota Offers STP to Develop Career Opportunities
The Associated General Contractors of America's Supervisory Training Program (STP) is a construction-specific training curriculum developed, updated and field-tested by and for contractors. Supervisory skill — or the lack of it — directly affects every company's bottom line....
School Construction News - Thu September 03, 2020
Veterinary Building Project Under Way at Florida High School
Nationally known JE Dunn Construction is progressing on a new 8,797-sq.-ft. classroom building and accessory barn structure that will expand the veterinary sciences program at Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School in Seminole, Fla....
