Columbus Fire Station project starts under new Community Benefits Agreement

by James Ross | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized

The Columbus Fire Station No. 35 project is relatively small, but its significance makes it one of the most important to break ground this year for the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council. On Oct. 17, the first City of Columbus project to be...

Hager is featured speaker at Alberta Building Trades Conference

by James Ross | Oct 22, 2018 | America’s Work Force Radio, Construction Issues, Dorsey Hager, Uncategorized

You do not want to miss Dorsey Hager’s October appearance on America’s Work Force Radio. Hager, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer, and AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc discussed the recent trip Hager took to...

Improve your life, apply for the Franklin County CBCT Building Futures program

by James Ross | Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized

The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council proudly partners with Franklin County and IMPACT Community Action to offer residents a path to the middle class. Building Futures is a 12-week program that provides the skills needed to begin a career...

Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Technicians Local 189 Training Center hosts Walnut Ridge students

by James Ross | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized

Vocational students from Walnut Ridge High School visited Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Technicians Local 189 Training Center in mid-April to learn about career opportunities in the pipe trades. Rich Manley, Local 189 Training Director, said 17 students from his...

Columbus Bricklayer apprentice finishes second in international competition

by James Ross | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized

A central Ohio Bricklayer apprentice finished second in his division in an international skills competition held in Las Vegas. Mitch Kittinger of BAC Local 55 (Columbus) took second place in the first-year apprentice division at the Mason Contractors Association of...

Governor signs HB 98 to allow trades to recruit in high schools

by James Ross | Apr 11, 2018 | Uncategorized

On March 30, Gov. John Kasich signed a bill that will give the building trades more access to public schools to educate students about careers in the building trades. House Bill 98 amends current legislation to allow equal opportunity for representatives from colleges...