Yancey Bros. Co.

Wed October 18, 2000

DeKalb Tech Teaches Operators the Ropes

The Covington-Newton Campus of DeKalb Technical College announced a new program of study — Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) — at a ceremony held recently. Dr. Paul Starnes, president of DeKalb Technical College, welcomed representatives of the Georgia Utility Contractor Association (GUCA) and the Georgia Department of Adult and Technical Education (DTAE) who worked with the Covington-Newton Campus to develop the HEO program of study....

Sheila Irvine - Wed May 31, 2000

Yancey Bros., Georgia Southern Pave Way for Students

It used to be that apprenticeships prepared young people for a career in construction, starting, literally, from the ground up, pouring concrete and hanging drywall. In some places, particularly in unionized areas, this still happens, but the young people in these apprenticeship programs are not usually headed for a management position....