Wed February 01, 2017
Komatsu Hosts "Day-In-The-Life" Construction Career Fair for Three GA Colleges
Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, recently hosted more than 30 students from three Atlanta-area colleges and technical schools at the Komatsu America, Cartersville, GA customer center training site....
Bryan Maddrick - Fri January 27, 2017
Job Fair Targets Young People for Construction Trades
There's a growing shortage of skilled workers in central Ohio. Now, there's a push to get younger people into the construction industry. At 14, Tawfeeq Sirag already knows construction is what he wants to do for a living....
Mon January 23, 2017
Girls in Trades Group to Sponsor Construction Trades Career Fair
The Massachusetts Girls in Trades will hold a Construction Trades Career Fair for Women on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Wynn Boston Harbor Construction Office, 3 Charlton St., Everett from 2-4 p.m. Admission and parking are free....
John Walker - Fri January 20, 2017
Highschool Students Learn Valuable Skills from Local Construction Company
Hosted by Four C's Construction, high school students from throughout Fresno, Madera and Mariposa counties were able to learn from professionals in the building trades during a job-shadowing day coordinated by the Fresno County Office of Education's Career Technical Education program....
Wed January 18, 2017
Officials Come Together to Discuss MIT Study on Construction Techniques
Build with Strength, a coalition of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, held a roundtable event with Georgia state lawmakers, officials and members of the build and code communities to discuss a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study entitled “A Break-Even Hazard Mitigation Metric.” The study confirms the importance of using resilient construction techniques in regions prone to extreme weather events such as Hurricane Matthew....
Tue January 17, 2017
2017-2018 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Opportunities Available
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is seeking qualified students for its 2017-18 “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.” Applications are due by April 7....
Tue January 17, 2017
Safety Consultant joins Ironworker Craft Training Network
Cole-Preferred Safety Consulting Inc., Denver, Colo., has been approved by the Steel Erectors Association of America as a SEAA/NCCER Training Unit and Assessment Site for Ironworker, Rigging, and Signal Person credentials....
Tue January 17, 2017
SEAA Adds Rigger, Signal Person, Crane Operator Endorsements to Ironworker Craft Training Program
The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) announces that it has completed all requirements for full NCCER endorsement as a provider of Rigger, Signal Person and Mobile Crane Operator Certifications and Credentials....
Matt Wheeler - Thu January 12, 2017
Contrasting Construction in Bulgaria
Students in the new course “Construction Management Practices in Eastern Europe” began their studies early last summer in the heart of Bulgaria, spending two weeks examining historic and modern construction sites throughout the country....
Chuck Harvey - Mon January 09, 2017
Work Under Way on University's Health Sciences Campus
Fast-track design and construction are proceeding on a 226,000 gross- sq.-ft. (20,996 sq m), $165 million health sciences training building on the University of Arizona Health Sciences campus in Tucson....
