Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 07, 2021
TxDOT Makes Effort to Hire More Women in Prominent Roles
Being one of the largest and most influential departments of transportation in the country, what the Texas Department of Transportation does has an impact on other agencies. This is certainly the case in terms of the hiring of women to assume positions of authority and responsibility, and implementing measures to ensure that women feel welcome within the ranks of TxDOT....
ASCE - Tue September 07, 2021
ASCE Names Gonzales Outstanding Civil Engineer Advocate
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recognized Griselda Gonzales with the ASCE Texas Section as the 2021 Outstanding Civil Engineer Advocate of the Year. Gonzales' efforts have promoted the civil engineering profession to state and local Texas lawmakers, advancing critical legislation within the Lone Star State....
CEG - Wed August 25, 2021
Whitfield Quickly Climbs Corporate Ladder at MB America
As Regan Whitfield sat in her office at the MB America Inc. headquarters in Reno, Nev., she reflected back on her short yet impactful journey as she climbed her way up the company ladder. What started out as a career as a telemarketer of MB Crusher, the Italian manufacturer of crusher buckets, four short years ago has now turned into the prominent role of CEO, a title she earned in January 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 10, 2021
How Women Can Make Their Mark, Thrive in Construction
Day by day and step by step, women are taking their place in the construction industry. Whether it is at the crew level, management level, or engineering and design, the construction sector could use more women in these roles....
Case Construction Equipment - Mon August 09, 2021
Case Employees Support First Racine Habitat for Humanity 'Women Build' Event
Case Construction Equipment employees are volunteering as part of Racine Habitat for Humanity's first ever "Women Build" project — a Racine homebuilding project drawing particular attention to housing inequality and the challenges faced by women who are first-time homebuyers....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu August 05, 2021
Woman-Owned B&N Grading Enjoys Rapid Growth in N.C.
When Heather Thompson and her then-partner, Brian Hux, decided to open a business together in 2010, they, like most small-business newbies, started off quite humbly. In their case, that meant renting a pickup truck by the hour, lining the bed with plywood and going to Charlotte-area asphalt plants to load it with hot asphalt, despite being warned not to by the vendors....
Association of Women Contractors of Minnesota - Tue August 03, 2021
Contractors Association Ready to 'Bring Back Fun in 2021'
The Association of Women Contractors of Minnesota (AWCMN) turned 25 in the year of the pandemic, putting its celebration activities on hold. With things returning to normal, in lieu of a silver anniversary party, the AWCMN is rebranding the celebration as "Bringing Back Fun in 2021."Registration is now open for this event, combining the anniversary celebration and the annual holiday party....
Wood-Mizer - Thu July 15, 2021
Wood-Mizer Contract Sawmilling in Germany
Bad Berka is a small health resort in the German region of Thuringia. Here we meet Sandra Eule, one of very few Wood-Mizer female contract sawmills in Germany. In 2004, her father started his own business as a contract sawmill with a Wood-Mizer LT40 mobile sawmill....
CEG - Tue July 13, 2021
Women in Construction: Nadine Mireles
Sometimes it's the littlest of things that make the biggest impact. Such was the case when a giant in the construction industry gave away T-shirts to students at a San Antonio trade school in 2010....
West Side Tractor - Tue June 29, 2021
Women Road Builders Association Hosts Spring Gathering at West Side Tractor's New Headquarters
The Women Road Builders Association hosted its Spring networking event on June 17 at West Side Tractor's new headquarters in Lisle, Ill. Forty-three women attended the event representing more than 20 businesses that support the Chicagoland construction industry....
