Jim Sherwood Retires After 40 Years with IUPAT

by Columbus Construction | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized

Jim Black Elected DC 6 Interim BM/ST On April 1, Jim Sherwood retired as Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6. The following evening, Jim Black, who was serving as DC 6 Director of Service and...

C/COBCTC raises nearly $3,000 at D.A.D’s Day Clay Shoot

by James Ross | Sep 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

The seventh annual Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Dollars Against Diabetes (D.A.D.’s) Day Clay Shoot was a fun morning for affiliated members of the building trades, thanks to a good turnout and strong sponsor support.  The event was...

Google to invest $2.3 billion more in Central Ohio

by James Ross | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

Last month, Google committed to invest an additional $2.3 billion into its three Central Ohio datacenter campuses.  Google Cloud’s Vice President of North America Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Jim Anderson, made the announcement on June 18 at a ceremony in Columbus’...

Commerce Dept. promotes female recruitment in Columbus

by James Ross | Jun 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

On June 4, the Biden Administration sent representatives to Columbus to meet privately with Intel officials, union construction leaders and other local officials to discuss its new initiative to boost the number of women in construction, especially on CHIPS Act-funded...

Central Ohio Building Trades make progress at Honda

by James Ross | Jun 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

Construction crews have made progress on separate projects to transition Honda’s three Ohio production plants to lead the automaker’s electrical vehicle (EV) production in North America.  The $3.5 billion megaproject to construct a joint venture EV battery plant with...

Dorsey Hager awarded the George Meany Community Service Award

by James Ross | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager attended the 65th Annual George Meany Award banquet on April 11, along with various elected officials, labor leaders and members of the building trades. The...