CEG - Mon July 29, 2019
Ladies of Carolina Cat Participate in Unique Demo Day
On June 14, Carolina Cat hosted a demo day for members of its Women LEAD employee organization in the Charlotte, N.C., area. The purpose of the Women LEAD initiative is to cultivate a diverse and growing employee base by providing targeted opportunities that foster a supportive community for females working in the construction equipment business....
Katie Kohler – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 06, 2019
Kristin Parker Relishes Leadership Role at Ascendum
Ascendum Machinery general manager Kristin Parker didn't want to wear a suit every day. The buttoned-up apparel wasn't the only thing she found restricting. Her parents wore suits every day to banking and finance jobs....
MnDOT - Wed May 29, 2019
MnDOT Receives Award for Promoting Women-, Minority-Owned Business
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Americans with Disability Act Small Business Opportunity pilot program received the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award April 25 from the Women's Transportation Symposium....
GDOT - Thu April 04, 2019
Engineering Georgia Names GDOT Women to Top 100
Engineering Georgia magazine, the official statewide magazine of Georgia's engineering industry, recently released its listing of Top 100 Influential Women in Georgia, and nearly 10 percent of the listing includes women who work for or with Georgia DOT on a daily basis....
Steel Erectors Association of America - Tue March 26, 2019
Construction TV Personality Kayleen McCabe to Headline SEAA Convention
The Steel Erectors Association of America announced that Kayleen McCabe, the winner of DIY Network's Stud Finder competition and longtime host of TV's Rescue Renovation, will headline the association's 2019 convention program....
Emily Buenzle - Thu March 07, 2019
Infographic: How Women are Making Strides in the Construction Industry
In honor of Women in Construction Week, here's a look at some of the stats on women in the construction industry:
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Felling Trailers - Thu March 07, 2019
Felling Trailers Certified by Women's Business Enterprise National Council
Felling Trailers Inc. announced its national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Development Center — Midwest, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)....
Fluor Corporation - Tue March 05, 2019
Doing What You Love Is the Best Thing Ever: Fluor Employee Tells Her Story
Alba Gonzalez, a welding general foreman on the MEGlobal ethylene glycol plant construction project in Freeport, Texas, reflects on her career as a welder and why it's the best thing ever to do something she loves:Welding first caught my attention in high school when I took classes at my high school in Deer Park, Texas....
AEM - Mon March 04, 2019
Women in Construction: 5 Steps to Effective Leadership
Are leaders born or made? The truth is, a little bit of both. Empirical data says one-third of us have leadership traits within us, but two-thirds of us create ourselves as leaders. At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017, Linda Talley, behavioral theorist, and Connie Leipard, president, Quality Drywall Construction, led a discussion on women in construction, the myths and truths of leadership, the role gender plays in effective leadership and how to continuously develop your leadership style....
PRWEB - Tue February 26, 2019
WBC Southwest Names Anderson Women's Business Enterprise of 2019
The Women's Business Council — Southwest (WBCS) named Anderson Asphalt and Concrete Paving the Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) of the Year for the 5 to 20 million dollars in revenue category....
