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New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

by James Ross | May 5, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Projects, Dorsey Hager, Jobs

Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer for the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss new construction projects coming to the Central Ohio region. Hager told AWF host Ed “Flash”...
New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

The plan to recruit and fill skilled building trades jobs

by James Ross | Feb 6, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Projects, Dorsey Hager, Jobs

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 talked about how there is an overwhelming need in the Columbus area to fill...
New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

C/COBCTC members log 9 million man-hours in 2022

by James Ross | Jan 9, 2023 | America’s Work Force Radio, Community Minded, Dorsey Hager, Jobs

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 announced his affiliated members worked a record number of hours in 2022. Hager...
New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

Regulators sign off on multiple solar farm projects in Central Ohio

by James Ross | Oct 27, 2022 | Jobs

Ohio state regulators approved the construction of two large solar farms slated to be built in Central Ohio.  On Oct. 20, the Ohio Power Siting Board, the agency that oversees applications for construction of major utility facilities in the state, signed off on...
New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

Intel’s semiconductor plant could bring $300 billion to Ohio’s economy

by James Ross | Feb 7, 2022 | America’s Work Force Radio, Dorsey Hager, Intel, Jobs

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 with AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about the Intel semiconductor plant that will...
New construction projects bring major funding to Central Ohio

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...
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