Facebook’s New Albany expansion will create thousands of jobs in Ohio
The “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 plans via a Facebook...
Congressional action is key to maintaining nation’s technology edge
Dorsey 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 believes can help...
Biden delivers electric speech at NABTU Conference
President 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 Washington Hilton....
Columbus Council awards grant to Building, Driving Futures programs
On March 28, Columbus City Council passed an ordinance to help fund projects for one of central Ohio’s most successful apprenticeship readiness programs. The $400,000 grant will help upgrade training space and provide technology upgrades for the Columbus Building...
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