NCCER, Build Your Future Celebrates Careers in Construction Month

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LACHUA, Fla. – Careers in Construction Month is a nationwide celebration and recognition of the career opportunities that exist in the construction industry. It occurs each October and is led by NCCER and its Build Your Future initiative to increase public awareness and inspire the next generation of craft professionals. So far this year, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C., have all proclaimed Careers in Construction Month. Throughout the month, schools, contractors and organizations partner locally to host events or activities … Read more

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OSHA, Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Renew Alliance

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Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust, Alsip, Illinois Background: OSHA and the Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust in Alsip have signed a two-year renewal of their alliance to provide information, guidance and access to training resources to electrical employers and workers. Through the trust, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134 and the Electrical Contractors’ Association of the City of Chicago sponsor an apprenticeship program for prospective electricians in Cook County. The five-year program combines on-the-job training by union electrical contractors with 53 college credit hours … Read more

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OFCCP Announces Mega Construction Project Program

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The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is announcing a significant expansion of its Mega Construction Project Program to ensure that federal construction contractors and subcontractors—companies that receive taxpayers’ dollars to construct buildings, highways and other federally funded or federally assisted projects—make job opportunities in the construction trades available to applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For the first time, OFCCP is making strategic investment of agency resources at all levels (national and regional) to ensure that the nation’s largest construction projects … Read more

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HITT Contracting Inc. Opens New York Office

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The owners of HITT Contracting Inc. recently opened a New York office with the acquisition of Manhattan-based Americon Construction, a full-service commercial contractor with more than 26 of experience in commercial interiors. Americon will operate as an affiliate of HITT, and do business as Americon HITT. Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., HITT will be expanding their reach northward. The company maintains offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas and South Florida, along with satellite locations in Baltimore, Maryland; Dallas, Texas; Richmond, Virginia and Seattle, Washington. HITT’s work includes healthcare, hospitality, technology, government, institutional, law firms, … Read more

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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s St. Paul Campus Earns ‘Brick in Architecture’ Award

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Knutson Construction’s project, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s St. Paul Campus, was recently selected as a Gold award winner for the Brick Industry Association’s ‘Brick in Architecture’ awards program. Since its founding in 1934, the Brick Industry Association has been the nationwide authority on clay brick construction. In 1989, the BIA began sponsoring the ‘Brick in Architecture’ awards, which is now recognized as one of the nation’s most prestigious architectural award programs. To be considered, the applicant’s building or paving material must be primarily comprised of new clay brick products. Categories for the award include residential (single … Read more

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