Macomb Community College Celebrates Grand Opening of Skilled Trades and Technology Center

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The new Macomb Community College Skilled Trades and Technology Center on the College’s South Campus in Warren, Michigan, is now open. Barton-Malow served as the general contractor. The 130,000-square-foot center offers programs designed to prepare students for high-demand careers in advanced manufacturing, technology and the skilled trades. Many programs will be housed in the building, including apprenticeships, computerized numerical control machining, drafting, computer-aided design, electronics and fluid power technology, land surveying, media and communication arts, mechatronics, product development, robotics and welding. The building includes spacious hallways and modernized classrooms — including a video production studio, clay modeling classroom, welding lab … Read more

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Sean Ray Assumes National Construction Workforce Development Leadership Role

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Sean Ray, director of craft workforce development for Sundt Construction, has been named vice-chairman of the National Center for Construction Education and Research National Workforce Development Committee. He has been an active member of the WFD committee for eight years. Ray is an industry veteran and passionate advocate for the skilled trades, and who has dedicated the latter part of his career to helping close America’s skills gap. He oversees the recruitment and training of approximately 1,000 skilled craft professionals across a dozen trades at Sundt. Ray and his team recently developed and implemented a successful workforce development partnership with … Read more

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Dedication Ceremony Held for Robins & Morton Construction Field Laboratory

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Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Robins & Morton recently celebrated the dedication of the Robins & Morton Construction Field Laboratory, located in Auburn, Alabama. A facility of the CADC’s McWhorter School of Building Science, the first-of-its-kind lab will advance hands-on education and research. It was made possible with support from its namesake construction firm -valued at more than $1.3 million. The Robins & Morton Construction Field Laboratory, located on the university’s campus, recreates an active construction site, complete with a classroom that resembles a project office and indoor and outdoor spaces to demonstrate building processes. The … Read more

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Construction Employment Rises by 7K in September Amidst Tight Labor Market

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Construction employment increased by 7,000 jobs in September and by 156,000, or 2.1%, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience reached a record low for September, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the modest increase in employment likely reflects tight labor conditions and urged federal officials to increase funding for career and technical education and pass immigration reform. “Contractors foresee plenty of projects to bid on, and nearly three-fourths of firms expect to add workers during the next twelve months, but … Read more

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New PORR Campus One-of-a-Kind Austrian Pilot Project

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The grand opening of the PORR Campus was recently celebrated on the PORR premises in Vienna Simmering (Austria). This in-company center for further education and training will allow PORR to expand its three-pronged apprentice system with an additional fourth pillar, thereby elevating the existing curriculum for vocational apprentices and professionals to a new level. The first year of training will see around 80 apprentices from the whole of Austria studying at the PORR Campus. Digital networking across the entire construction value chain is leading to fundamental changes in the construction sector and its competitive landscape. Work processes are becoming ever … Read more

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