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Charlotte, NC – March 30, 2021 – Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is excited to announce that its Build Your Career program has released a video series aimed at teaching students and educators about rewarding careers within the construction industry. The series, available on the Build Your Career (BYC) website and on the CAGC YouTube channel, also…
NAWIC-Columbia needs your help! We are looking for sponsors and exhibitors to showcase hands-on learning activities for kids of all ages. Whether you can donate items or volunteer your time, we need your help to make this event a success! Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Lexington Technology Center Lexington, SC. Construction Kids is an educational…
Catawba Valley Community College’s (CVCC) “Construction Careers Academy” is a cooperative partnership between CVCC, Hickory (NC)-area construction companies, the Chamber of Catawba County, and the Catawba Valley and Hickory Home Builders Associations. The goal is to actively identify and develop a skilled construction workforce for the future. Individuals interested in exploring and developing careers in…
North Carolina is facing a serious shortage of plumbers. In fact, WRAL TV reported that in 2019, only 3 percent of the 5,500 licensed plumbers in North Carolina were under the age of 30. To address the shortage and meet the demands of local employers in the coastal region, Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is…
NCCER announced that its Board of Trustees named current president, Boyd Worsham, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 3, 2020. NCCER has been implementing a formal succession plan over the last two years to fill the leadership position Don Whyte held since 2003. In 2018, Worsham, formally of The Haskell Company, was identified…
Be Pro Be Proud SC is unlike anything South Carolina has experienced, and on Thursday September 3, 2020, Gov. Henry McMaster and public and private leaders unveiled the impressive 53-foot, double-expandable, 18-wheel window to the future. Kicking off its statewide tour this fall, the mission of Be Pro Be Proud SC is to showcase skilled-profession…
Charlotte-based She Built This City is a non-profit organization committed to sparking interest in construction and the maker trades for women and girls ages 9-17. After 20 years in the construction industry, founder Demi Knight Clark, found herself tired of being the only woman in the room. With that in mind, she launched She Built…
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is proud to be the only commercial construction association involved in successfully pushing for state funding for a critical skilled trades initiative. It won’t be long before South Carolina begins to see a tricked-out 18-wheeler that serves as a mobile skilled trades workshop, rolling down the interstate and showcasing skilled trades at…
Even though the construction industry continues to make improvements in technology, offers great compensation and benefits packages, creates opportunities for upward mobility and boasts bountiful jobs available for both genders, why aren’t more young people entering the industry? One primary reason is that construction careers simply have not been adequately promoted to America’s youth. It’s up…
Deemed an essential service, the asphalt paving industry continues to work to maintain South Carolina’s roads during the COVID-19 crisis. Ashley Batson is executive director of the SC Asphalt Pavement Association (SCAPA), a non-profit trade association representing the asphalt pavement producers in South Carolina, as well as the suppliers to the industry. Batson details the various…
