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Ariz. DOT workshop focuses on bringing more women, minorities into construction
The Arizona Department of Transportation's construction academy seeks to bring more women and minorities into the construction industry. Learn more here.
December 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
NAPA releases new publication, “Thinlays for Pavement Preservation”
NAPA releases "Thinlays for Pavement Preservation" which provides guidance about how to use thinlays to help improve and extend a road's performance and life.
September 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
Denver RTD introduces girls to transportation, construction careers
Denver's Regional Transportation District introduced several young girls from Colorado and New Mexico to jobs in the transportation and construction industries.
July 9, 2018
Workforce
N.H. college creates construction safety sciences degree
In the fall of this year, Keene State College in New Hampshire will begin offering a new construction safety sciences degree. The liberal arts college says the Construction Safety Sciences Program is the first in the nation, and seeks to prepare “students for a variety of occupational safety and health program management positions in the […]
January 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
NRMCA to hold Improving Concrete Quality course Jan. 17
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) is offering a new course, Improving Concrete Quality, on January 17 in Eagan, Minnesota. A book by the same name that was written by one of the instructors, as well as other NRMCA resources, will provide the basic content for the course, which will delve into quantifying tangible and intangible […]
January 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
Miss. DOT wins PR awards
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has received the Judge’s Choice Award for its Centennial Campaign celebrating 100 years of service to the people of Mississippi. The award was presented during the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) Annual Conference. The agency also won a PRism Award for the campaign and honors for individual entries, including […]
November 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Komatsu, NCDOT team up to give students first-hand look at construction jobs at Extreme Sandbox
Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Fund, 40 Warren County High School students from Warrenton (16 girls and 24 boys) took a 20-hour bus ride to the Extreme Sandbox in Hastings, Minn., to learn about construction industry jobs and learn to operate heavy equipment. The students were able to hop […]
May 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
ACI promotes Kanette Worlds to Student, Faculty, and Young Professional Activities Coordinator
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the promotion of Kanette Worlds to Student, Faculty and Young Professional Activities Coordinator, where she will be responsible for the development and management of activities and programs that support recruitment, retention and engagement of students, faculty and young professional members; respond to the needs of the academic community; and provide opportunities […]
February 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
ACI releases 2017 Manual of Concrete Practice
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the release of the printed and digital editions of its 2017 Manual of Concrete Practice, which contains ACI documents needed to answer any questions about code requirements, specifications, tolerances, concrete proportions, construction methods, evaluation of test results, and many more topics. It also includes the totally reorganized version of ACI 318, Building Code […]
February 9, 2017
Roadbuilding
FDOT’s Construction Career Days exposes high schoolers to careers in the transportation industry
Nearly 2,000 students from approximately 50 schools in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties received hands-on training at the Florida Department of Transportation’s 16th annual Construction Career Days, the Sun Sentinel reports. The event, which took place last week at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie, hosted 47 hands-on learning labs that allowed students to experience environmental planning, surveying, traffic […]
November 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
APAC-Kansas donates Roadtec paver to spur interest in diesel technician careers
APAC-Kansas Inc., an Oldcastle company, donated a 2003 Roadtec asphalt paver valued at $20,000 to Salina Area Technical College and treated students students and faculty to a BBQ lunch, ksal.com reports. Mike Warren, equipment manager for APAC-Kansas in Salina, and area manager Jason Heis told the news agency that the company wanted to donate the paver […]
October 7, 2016
Business
STEM graduates are finding a weak job market. Why that could be a big opportunity to fix construction’s skilled labor woes
A recent article at Business Insider revealed an odd wrinkle in the job market. According to Census Bureau statistics, less than half the college graduates with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and math) find jobs in STEM related fields. This wouldn’t be surprising except for the fact that so many people bleat on like a […]
July 11, 2014
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