Developing Workforce through Mortenson’s 1st Apprenticeship Program

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Mortenson Phoenix has completed the company’s first ever NCCER Apprenticeship Class, focused on developing its carpenter workforce in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. This marks the culmination of two years of research, analysis, approvals, planning and ultimately execution, held in its Phoenix Equipment Facility. This platform, and the foundational work put into this program to date, could lead to even bigger growth opportunities in the future, as the general contractor continues to solve for workforce development and engagement. The cohort consisted of four skilled craft team members including Sergio Pacheco, Daniel Rodriguez, Zachary Shockey and Alonso Sarinana Villa. The program … Read more

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Survey Says: ABC Members Invested $1.3B in Construction Workforce Education in 2020

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According to the results of the Associated Builders and Contractors 2021 Workforce Development Survey, ABC contractor members invested $1.3 billion in workforce development initiatives in 2020, providing craft, leadership and safety education to 500,000 course attendees to advance their careers in commercial and industrial construction. Safety education accounted for 71% of the total workforce investment as per-person spending doubled, revealing an elevated focus on worker education, safety and total human health during the COVID-19 pandemic. “America’s economic engine is fueled by a workforce equipped with durable and transferable skill sets, and ABC members are dedicated to investing in essential safety … Read more

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Balfour Beatty to Construct $382M Manchester Engineering Campus Development

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Balfour Beatty has been formally awarded the $382-million contract by The University of Manchester to construct the Manchester Engineering Campus Development located in England. The four-year project forms an essential part of the University of Manchester’s 10-year campus master plan to create an estate benefiting staff, students and visitors. This will support the university’s strategic goals of creating world-class research, providing an outstanding learning environment, student experience and social responsibility. MECD will provide a state-of-the-art facility, housing the university’s engineering schools, innovative teaching spaces and research institutes such as the Dalton Nuclear Institute and the BP- International Centre for Advanced … Read more

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