The Finishing Trades Institute of the Ohio Region (FTIOR), the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6 training department, achieved accreditation from the Council on Occupational Education (COE). Recognized as a...
READ MOREREAD MOREDorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, made his monthly appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and told AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc why the groundbreaking...
READ MOREREAD MORECongressional inaction could affect $100 billion project Intel confirmed in late June it would postpone the groundbreaking ceremony on its $20 billion project in New Albany to construct two semiconductor plants, which could increase to eight...
READ MOREREAD MOREGoogle announced a new investment in Central Ohio through a workforce development grant, which will benefit one of the area’s top career-training programs. On June 22, the tech giant awarded a $100,000 grant to the Building Futures Program, one...
READ MOREREAD MOREOn June 14, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 687 – the state’s capital budget – authorizing incentives for Intel and projects to upgrade infrastructure in Licking County, as well as providing funding for a host of other major projects. “This...
READ MOREREAD MOREDorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, made his June appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and provided AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc with an update on...
READ MOREREAD MOREDorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, made his May appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke with AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc and provided new...
READ MOREREAD MOREAn annual fundraiser event that benefits diabetes research will take place in late September in Central Ohio. The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council is set to host its Sixth Annual Dollars Against Diabetes (DA.D.’s)...
READ MOREREAD MOREIt was an historic night for Franklin County’s premier workforce development programs, as both the Building Futures and Driving Futures Programs graduated all-women cohorts. Building trades leaders, elected officials, political candidates, family...
READ MOREREAD MOREThe “Silicon Heartland” — the burgeoning tech industry of central Ohio — continues to grow. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced an expansion of its New Albany, Ohio Facebook data-center campus. Naturally, the company announced its...
READ MOREREAD MOREDorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, penned an op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch urging Congress to pass legislation to protect the nation’s technology sector, which he...
READ MOREREAD MOREPresident Joe Biden, who signed the nation’s largest infrastructure bill since Dwight Eisenhower, was treated like a rock star as the final speaker during the North America’s Building Trades Union (NABTU) 2022 Legislation Conference held at the...
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