ALACHUA, Fla. — The winners of the SkillsUSA Carpentry and Masonry competitions were announced at the awards ceremony for the 49th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 24-28 in Kansas City, Mo.   Nearly 6,000 outstanding career and technical education students joined in the excitement of hands on competition in 98 different craft, technical and leadership fields. 2013 marked NCCER's fourth year sponsoring the SkillsUSA Carpentry Competition and its first year sponsoring the Masonry Competition, with Carpentry Technical Committee Chair Boyd Worsham of The Haskell Company and Masonry Technical Committee Chair Bryan Light of the Brick Industry … Read more

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — Gilbane Building Company has been selected to provide construction management-at-risk services to the town of Enfield, Conn., for the consolidation of the town's two existing high schools, Enfield High School and Enrico Fermi High School. The project consists of a 147,700-square-foot addition to Enfield High School, along with a 165,000-square-foot renovation of the existing school. The project will be completed in phases with 800 students remaining on campus during construction. After completion, students from Enrico Fermi High will transfer to the new Enfield Consolidated High School, which will accommodate as many as 1,700 students. “We are thrilled … Read more