NCCER and its Build Your Future initiative are offering a variety of scholarships to help individuals on their paths to successful construction careers. Deadlines are quickly approaching. ABC Trimmer Construction Education Foundation/Build Your Future Scholarship Available to individuals pursuing craft training in the construction industry through an NCCER accredited program or a state/federally approved apprenticeship program in a merit-shop training facility. 10 scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded annually. Applications are due on July 24. Apply here. HRCC Build Your Future Scholarship Scholarship winners will be awarded $500 a year to help cover training costs. Scholarship applications are due … Read more

  ORLANDO, Fla. — Williams Company Building Division recently broke ground for Goodwill Industries of Central Florida’s ninth new “Made in America” retail store and Job Connection Center located at 1312 East Semoran Blvd. in Apopka, near Orlando, Florida. The $3.4-million, 23,000-square-foot project was designed by C.T. Hsu + Associates. <!—more—>The products used at the jobsite are 100 percent made in America. The program began in 2012 when Goodwill and Williams decided to do their part in creating as many U.S. manufacturing jobs as possible. When completed in October 2015, the facility will provide selling space, a processing area, a … Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry met with Carolinas AGC members recently to applaud the association’s efforts to reduce the number of construction jobsite accidents through its education and safety training efforts—including the most recent initiative, Safely Home. Safely Home core components include an alliance agreement with North Carolina Department of Labor; a commitment to eliminate obstacles to employers by offering appropriate and affordable safety training; establishing single safety training pricing for association members and non-members; free work zone safety training; a construction safety conference and sharing construction-related safety resources with everyone in the industry. “Nothing you … Read more