Intel awarded billions through CHIPS Act

by James Ross | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

After months of waiting, the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $8.5 billion in direct funding to Intel for commercial semiconductor projects under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act. Phase I of Intel’s New Albany...

C/COBCTC to stage informational picket at John Glenn International Airport

by James Ross | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized

Airport Board rejects CBA on $2 billion construction project At a time when wage theft and employee misclassification are rampant in the construction industry nationwide, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) Board of Directors is moving ahead on a $2 billion...

C/COBCTC calls on airport board of directors for Community Benefits Agreement

by James Ross | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

Affiliated Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council members and other area labor unions attended the Columbus Regional Airport Authority Board of Directors Meeting and called on the board to enter into a Community Benefits Agreement with the...

Microsoft wants to buy more land for data center construction

by James Ross | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

Microsoft is looking to purchase more land in a Central Ohio county to build additional data centers, according to several media reports.  The tech giant has been looking at land in Licking County, specifically in the Village of Hebron and Union Township. If both...

Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel project breaks ground

by James Ross | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

On Nov. 28, Penn Entertainment held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a hotel that will be built adjacent to the Hollywood Casino in Columbus. Jay Snowden, CEO and President of Penn Entertainment, expressed his excitement for the project in front of a...

Building Futures graduates prepare for new opportunities

by James Ross | Dec 18, 2023 | Uncategorized

On Nov. 29, the most recent Building Futures program cohort graduated in front of their families, friends and Local Unions affiliated with the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council at Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 189 Union Hall.  The event...