Women in Construction Week: Denette
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Gillian
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Cyndi
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Trish
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Mary
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Zoey
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Melissa
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Jessica
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Everree
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Octavia
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Women in Construction Week: Penny
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year’s theme: “Together We Rise.” This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
Together We Rise, Ohio
As we celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week, we embrace this year's theme: "Together We Rise." This theme highlights the collective strength, unity, and growth of women in the construction industry, emphasizing their vital role in shaping its future. In Ohio, the...
2025 OCA Estimating Competition
Ten universities across Ohio sent teams of six students each to Columbus to compete in the annual Estimating Competition. The emphasis of the competition is on the students’ learning, beginning with the time-compressed nature of real-life bidding situations. The...
Celebrating Career & Technical Education Month
February is Career and Technical Education Month, an annual awareness campaign that gives Career and Technical Education (CTE) the appreciation it deserves. CTE is a critical part of the construction industry, training our labor force for specialized trades. We will...
Share Your Story: Women in Construction Week 2025
I Build America - Ohio is preparing for Women in Construction Week and we need your stories! We will be featuring women in all roles, positions, ages, and years of experience in the industry. The goal is to inspire the next generation of young women to consider a...
The Role of Technology in Modernizing Ohio’s Construction Industry
Ohio's construction industry is getting a big boost from new technologies. These tools are helping to make building projects faster, safer, and more efficient. Drones Drones are small flying devices that can take pictures and videos from high up in the sky. In Ohio,...
Building Hope: Shook Employees Take On The Project of a Lifetime
Across Ohio, construction crews often get to see the impact of their work: from building homes and schools to roads and pathways, construction changes the communities where we live, work, and play. For a select group of employees at Shook Construction, the impact of...
How to be a Leader in Construction
The construction industry is filled with leaders. And we’re not just talking about CEO’s or construction managers. Leaders can be found across levels, working in a range of roles. We are big believers that everyone can — and should — be a leader in construction. Now...
Apprenticeship Spotlight: Central Ohio
We are making our way around the state, highlighting some of Ohio’s current apprenticeship opportunities. So far, we’ve covered Northeast Ohio and Southeast Ohio apprenticeship opportunities. Today, we travel to Central Ohio. Home to our state capital and the hub of...
Apprenticeship Spotlight: Northwest Ohio
Northwest Ohio is known for its rich industrial history, especially when it comes to manufacturing and metals. This brings a slew of opportunities that are unique to the region. Today, we’ll share three active apprenticeship opportunities that have the potential to...
Apprenticeship Spotlight: West Central Ohio
Electricians and Plumbers/Pipefitters are two of the most in-demand careers in construction. And West Central Ohio is teeming with opportunities for these two specialties and more. Electricians Electrician careers are projected to be in demand well into the...