A shortage of skilled labor along the Gulf Coast has one major company going back to its roots when it comes to training a workforce for the future. The Construction Citizen team recently had a chance to tour Fluor’s new craft training facility in Pasadena, where students are being trained at no...
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In a quiet pocket of Galveston County, Dickinson High School shines with their advancement of future craft professionals through the school’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. I recently got to speak with four high school seniors about their experiences in the welding program and...
A broad cross section of construction and construction-related business associations are asking leaders in both parties in Washington to make career training a priority this year. In a letter to Congressional leaders, the groups said they’re facing a problem that business, educators, and government...
Originally published in the Houston Chronicle. Reprinted with permission.As someone intimately familiar with the economic realities of the situation, I am quite disappointed by the immigration arguments made by the Texas Attorney General’s Office before the United States Supreme Court...
Safety is primary on every construction site. Everyone. No exceptions.Construction is ubiquitous in Houston. So prevalent that sometimes I think that I should be wearing a hard hat just to drive around my neighborhood.Recently, I was meeting a colleague for a “coffee time” at a watering hole nearby...
It has become almost cliché to say that we all need to remember the real reason for Memorial Day. "Freedom ain't free," is what what we're told as millions of Americans travel to spend time with family and friends during this long holiday weekend.Enjoying the holiday and finding time to relax is...
This year I traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to observe the hands-on portion of the 2016 ABC National Craft Championships. This is the first in a series of posts in which I will share excerpts from conversations with some of the people I had the pleasure to talk with while there.Mitch...
Marek Dallas Division President John Hinson wrote the following President’s Message for AWCI's Construction Dimension magazine. Hinson is the 2015-2016 President of AWCI. Here’s an inspiring tale about someone I think of as part of the Greatest Generation. He is a founding father of the Marek...
