September 18, 2010

Opportunities are growing for women in the construction industry, but some sexist views have lingered.

The Associated Press – (AP) — The Detroit Public Schools says the first construction project under a $500.5 million capital improvement program in the district is finished. On Thursday, DPS says it will unveil updates to John R. King school on Detroit’s northwest side. The $10.7 million renovation includes a new, 260-seat black box theater for the pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school’s …

A new middle school is making its way to southwest Fresno. It’s set to be built at the site of Carver Academy at M.L.K. and Church streets. The Fresno Unified School District announced Friday that construction will begin in 15 to 18 months. That’s if the site is approved by the school board. Fresno’s mayor says a new middle school is important to the area. Ashley Swearengin says, “Every mayor …

New Hampshire’s second Construction Career Days for high school students will be held this Thursday and Friday at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds. New Hampshire – United States – Kelly Ayotte – United States Senate – Paul Hodes

A construction worker died and two other men were seriously hurt Friday when a scaffold collapsed during construction of a Blue Valley School District middle school in south Overland Park. The men were believed to be working on the scaffold in a three-story interior stairwell of the school shortly before 2 p.m. when the scaffold rig, which was erected from the ground, as opposed to being …

The new Judson High School is off to a tardy start. The school was supposed to be completed by the time school started this fall, but much of the new building remains under construction. The school district said as a result it has been forced to use part of the old school building that was set to be demolished this past summer. Cherryl Kellerman, a parent of a senior at Judson High School, said …