Building Futures lands a $100,000 Google grant

by James Ross | Jun 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Google announced a new investment in Central Ohio through a workforce development grant, which will benefit one of the area’s top career-training programs.  On June 22, the tech giant awarded a $100,000 grant to the Building Futures Program, one of four Ohio entities...

DeWine signs $3.5 billion budget with incentives for Intel project

by James Ross | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized

On June 14, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 687 – the state’s capital budget – authorizing incentives for Intel and projects to upgrade infrastructure in Licking County, as well as providing funding for a host of other major projects. “This budget is about creating...

Building Futures and Driving Futures both graduate all female cohorts

by James Ross | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized

It was an historic night for Franklin County’s premier workforce development programs, as both the Building Futures and Driving Futures Programs graduated all-women cohorts. Building trades leaders, elected officials, political candidates, family members and friends...

Facebook’s New Albany expansion will create thousands of jobs in Ohio

by James Ross | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

The “Silicon Heartland” — the burgeoning tech industry of central Ohio — continues to grow. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced an expansion of its New Albany, Ohio Facebook data-center campus. Naturally, the company announced its plans via a Facebook...

Congressional action is key to maintaining nation’s technology edge

by James Ross | Apr 19, 2022 | Uncategorized

Dorsey Hager,  Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, penned an op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch urging Congress to pass legislation to protect the nation’s technology sector, which he believes can help...

Biden delivers electric speech at NABTU Conference

by James Ross | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

President Joe Biden, who signed the nation’s largest infrastructure bill since Dwight Eisenhower, was treated like a rock star as the final speaker during the North America’s Building Trades Union (NABTU) 2022 Legislation Conference held at the Washington Hilton....