by James Ross | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Ohio Laborers District Council held what is believed to be the nation’s first all-women Mobile Solar Class in June at the Laborers Local 423 Union Hall. The class is designed to train tradeswomen to work in the flourishing solar panel installation industry. It is...
by James Ross | Jun 26, 2023 | Amazon
Tech giant to expand datacenter footprint in Central Ohio On June 26 Amazon announced plans to invest nearly $8 billion to expand its datacenter presence in Central Ohio. The expansion will be the second-largest private-sector construction project in the history of...
by James Ross | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
In late June, the first steel beam was installed, officially bringing the project out of the ground. The $3.5 billion project broke ground on Feb. 28. After four months of site preparation work, structural steel is now being erected. In the coming months, crews will...
by James Ross | Jun 5, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Dorsey Hager, Election
Dorsey 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 spoke about Ohio’s State Issue 1. He also gave an update on Intel and...
by James Ross | May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
The largest private-sector construction project in the history of Ohio hit a major milestone on May 14 as union tradesmen and tradeswomen started to pour more than 1,500 cubic yards of concrete at the Licking County construction site. Crews began the foundation work...