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Power UP is celebrating seven years of introducing young women to the unlimited career paths offered by the construction industry. Starting last year, the non-profit’s flagship event, Power UP: It’s a Mother-Daughter Thing, went virtual – allowing Carolinians to easily participate in what has proven to be life-changing for so many young ladies. “We want to encourage 6th-12th…
Dr. Mittie Cannon, Founder of Power UP Inc., is among the featured presenters at the upcoming 2021 ABC Carolinas (ABCC) Annual Construction Conference in Myrtle Beach scheduled for August 18-20. Launched by Dr. Cannon six years ago for young women and their moms in Birmingham, Alabama, Power-Up is a now a far-reaching construction industry workforce…
Power UP is celebrating six years of introducing young women to the unlimited career paths offered by the construction industry. Power UP’s founder Dr. Mittie Cannon has always wanted to expand the non-profit’s flagship event, Power UP: It’s a Mother-Daughter Thing, beyond Birmingham, Alabama. With the event being virtual this year, people from across the Carolinians can now…
Power UP, Inc. founder Dr. Mittie Cannon believes it’s never too early to start paving the way for a possible career in engineering and construction. Just before the December 2018 holiday break, Don Wilcher, Director of Manufacturing and Technology at Jefferson State Community College, led a Power UP workshop for very young children at Robinson…
Rooted in the Southeast, Power UP Inc. is a one-of-a-kind non-profit organization that is consistently at the forefront of removing barriers that have prohibited the development of a diversified and strong workforce for the construction industry. On Monday, October 23, Power UP founder Dr. Mittie Cannon was a special guest on the Fox Business Network’s…
As Women in Construction Week was celebrated across the country earlier this month (March 4-10, 2018), several middle and high school-age girls and their mothers (or female guardians) were introduced to the idea of a career in construction through a unique event in the Southeast themed, Power UP: It’s a Mother-Daughter Thing! Now in its…
