Ohio Building Trades Leaders Push Back on Data Center Misinformation

by Columbus Construction | Jun 3, 2026 | Construction Issues

Throughout Ohio, building trades leaders are working to overcome public misconceptions about data centers and the growing “not in my backyard” mentality of some Ohio residents. Ohio is home to the sixth-most data centers in the country — 232 in total, with 137 located...

Dorsey Hager talks projects, PLAs and CBAs on America’s Work Force Union Podcast

by James Ross | Nov 3, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager

Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Dorsey Hager started his monthly appearance on America’s Work Force Union Podcast and started the interview with an update on the Intel project. The Intel project has...

Dorsey Hager talks datacenters and the new Davis Bacon Rules on AWF

by James Ross | Sep 3, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager

Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager joined host Ed “Flash” Ferenc on America’s Work Force Union Podcast where they talked about Google’s latest datacenter project and the benefits of the New Davis Bacon Rules....

Community Benefits Agreements create a pathway to the middle class

by James Ross | Mar 6, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council and Columbus National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President Nana Watson appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast...

Infrastructure bill’s Amtrak and broadband expansion is good for Ohioans

by James Ross | Dec 10, 2021 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager

On his monthly appearance on the America’s Workforce Union Podcast, Dorsey Hager,  Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, spoke about the infrastructure bill and what its provisions to fund Amtrak and...

Hager: The American Jobs Plan will bring good union jobs to central Ohio

by James Ross | May 12, 2021 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager, Jobs

Make sure to check out the recent appearance of Dorsey Hager, the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast. During his monthly appearance, Hager and AWF host Ed...