Are There Better Ways to Attract New Talent to Your Construction Firm? 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 …
To Celebrate October as Careers in Construction Month, BYC Announces Upcoming Cabarrus County “Touch-a-Truck” Event! As Carolinas AGC joins in with other states to recognize October as ”Careers in Construction” month, there are events and activities occurring all across the Carolinas geared toward promoting construction career awareness to students of all ages. Build Your Career is proud to partner with …
Carolinas Construction Corner: Connecting You with the 411 on Industry-related Events! (Construction equipment such as dump trucks, dozers, cranes & excavators, Police cruisers, Fire trucks, EMS, SWAT & much more!) Visit event website to learn more! For more information on how your company can participate or become an event sponsor, please contact BYC Director, Tammy Ford, at (704) 995-3901 or …
BYC Sept ’19 “Spotlight Series” Member: Barnhill Contracting Company This month’s BYC “Spotlight Series” shines on Barnhill Contracting, Carolinas AGC members since 1950. Robert E. Barnhill, Sr. and R.W. Long founded Barnhill & Long Construction in 1949 using surplus army equipment and machinery purchased from the government after WWII. In 1952, Robert Barnhill, Sr. purchased his partner’s stock and established …
BYC Sept ’19 “Contractors in the Classroom” Profile: Register Your Company for a Personalized Ambassador Orientation! Now that summer is over and another school year is back in session, there’s no time like the present to begin participating in the BYC “Contractors in the Classroom” program! Last month’s Workforce Windup newsletter included a “Quick Start Guide” on how BYC Ambassadors …
BYC Receives Generous Donation From the CFMA Charlotte Chapter On Thursday September 19, 2019, the Charlotte Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association hosted their 24th annual “Building a Better City” awards banquet. At this year’s event, scholarships were awarded to ten deserving students pursuing construction-related degrees at local colleges. CFMA presented scholarships to two Rowan Cabarrus Community College students …
BYC Aug ’19 “Contractors in the Classroom” Profile: A Quick Start Guide It’s hard to believe that our summer is almost over and school is already back in session. Now that tomorrow’s workers are back in school today, there’s no time like the present to start planning your school and classroom visits as a BYC Ambassador! To make this process …
BYC Aug ’19 “Spotlight Series:” JA Croson This month’s BYC “Spotlight Series” shines on JA Croson, Carolinas AGC members since April 2019. JA Croson was founded by Jim Croson in Columbus, OH in 1959 and established a Florida division in 1979. The company is a family-owned and operated plumbing and HVAC specialty contracting firm and provides public, private and federal …
BYC Updates& Announcements, August 2019: Build Your Career has a few updates to announce: In last month’s BYC newsletter dates to remember, we announced an upcoming “Apprenticeship 101 Workshop” in late Fall of 2019. However, we will be pushing these workshops out to February 2020 because we are inviting several other entities and constituents to partner in with us on …
Build Your Career held a fundraiser raffle at the 2019 Summer Summit where our attendees had the opportunity to purchase tickets to enter a raffle drawing for a chance to win a fabulous all-inclusive vacation package for two. Up for grabs in the BYC fundraiser raffle as the prize was a fabulous 7-night, 8-day trip for 2 adults to the …
