Volvo Construction Equipment - Wed June 23, 2021
VIDEO: Volvo CE Celebrates International Women in Engineering Day
Engineering doesn't have gender. That's the message from female engineers at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) this International Women in Engineering Day as it calls for more young women and girls to enter the sector and play their part to build the world we want to live in....
NAWIC - Tue June 22, 2021
NAWIC Philadelphia Foundation Partners With NEST to Bring Hands-On Construction Camp for Girls
Middle school and high school-age girls from the Philadelphia area will attend a complimentary in-person construction camp this summer to provide real-world experience, mentorship and education about the opportunities that exist in the construction industry, regardless of gender....
CEG - Tue June 15, 2021
Texas Women in Construction — Sherry McGee: HOLT CAT
From the oil fields of Alaska to the boom cities of Texas, one woman's engineering career is on the move, with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Growing up in Alaska, Sherry McGee dreamed of being an architect....
CEG - Tue May 18, 2021
Texas Women in Construction — Emily Dodd: HOLT CAT
In an industry seemingly dominated by men, HOLT CAT Regional Sales Manager Emily Dodd knows just how important it is to have a mentor by your side, especially if you are a woman hoping to carve out a niche in the construction business....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 12, 2021
WBEs Leave Mark On Kansas City Airport
At 1 million sq. ft. and with a budget of $1.5 billion, the new Kansas City Airport is impressive enough, but add in a female construction workforce larger than most any in the United States and you've got a project in a league of its own....
CEG - Tue April 20, 2021
Texas Women in Construction — Meet Kaisha Plambeck of Skanska USA
Kaisha Plambeck offers a very succinct answer when asked what she likes about being in the construction world — "I really get to be myself."The Texas native who once dreamed of a career in design has found both comfort and success as a senior project engineer at Skanska USA and could not be happier....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 07, 2021
Diversity Drives Wearables Technology in Construction
Worker safety is a major component of the construction equation, and COVID-19 has made it even more critical. Rapidly shifting demographics on the job site demand modifications to personal protective equipment in the form of comfort, ergonomics and cutting-edge technology....
Dynapac - Wed April 07, 2021
Grandmother, Granddaughter Operators Roll Out New Cobleskill Stone Dynapac Fleet
Elaine Sheldon and her granddaughter, T'mara Deridder, are Cobleskill Stone Products equipment operators on a roll, due to the company investing in new Dynapac roller equipment. The two highly skilled operators are part of an experienced team of 10 responsible for compacting blacktop on road projects throughout New York State....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Tue April 06, 2021
Innovation Has No Gender: Volvo CE Inspiring Tomorrow's Female Engineers
Following the discouraging news that it is around the age of 10 at which girls stop considering engineering as a potential career path, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) saw it as an opportunity to redress the balance....
New Jersey Business - Tue March 30, 2021
NJDOL Grants $1.2M to Support Women, Minority Vets in Construction Trades
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has announced $1.2 million in available funding through the Helmets to Hardhats for Women and Minority Veterans Program (H2HWMVP). Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) is a national nonprofit program to help reserve, retired and transitioning active-duty military members connect with career–training opportunities in the construction industry....
