The Pierce County Roofers have achieved a remarkable success at the West Coast States Roofing Competition! In January (2024) our apprentices competed in the Western States Roofing Apprenticeship Competition in Southern California. We had winners in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, and some of our winners will be going on to the national competition!

The U.S Department of Labor Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Mega Construction Project (Megaproject) Program fosters equal opportunity in the construction trades workforce of federal contractors and subcontractors on large federal construction projects.

Registered apprenticeship programs across the state have an opportunity to receive their share of $3.3 million in grant funding. The money provides services for pre-apprentices and program participants. The application period opens Oct. 1, 2023 through Sept. 30, 2024. Awards are based on a first-come, first-served basis.

Jonathan Andersen, CSP, CHST, CIT writes a guest column for the CCE concerning financial stress and its impact on mental health in the construction industry for suicide prevention awareness month. Resources and additional links included in article.

As we wind up a busy construction season - with more infrastructure projects on the horizon - the CCE team has been thinking about what it means to be part of the industry, the legacy of the work, and the future of the workforce.

ANR specializes in providing access and information to those interested in agriculture and natural resources.

GLY is a commercial contractor that has been building in the PNW for over 50 years

Pierce County Roofers - Rachel Geyer

LETI Vocational School is an L&I approved injured worker retraining institution. La Escuela Vocacional LETI es una institución aprobada por L&I para proveer reentrenamiento de trabajadores lesionados.

In the construction industry, when you think about building a legacy, what do you think of? The Director of the Washington State Construction Center of Excellence reflects on International Workers Day about building legacy in the industry she grew up admiring.

It is an honor to write you at the beginning of the Spring season – a season of growth and change - as the Director of the Washington State Construction Center of Excellence. We’ve set our sights high through the remainder of the 2023 fiscal year and already have our plan set for 2024:

Never having widely participated in “women’s only” activities previously in her career, Dr. Barbara Jackson began to recognize the need for women to step up, and step out, in the construction industry. Dr. Jackson’s two presentations served as rousing calls to action for everyone in the construction industry, especially women, to stand in their own power and to generate their own future.

In the first newsletter, fully redesigned and refocused for 2023, dives into upcoming events, Director’s focus column on building legacy in the construction trades, guest columnist Anne Avary is in the CoE spotlight for the NW Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology, and we look into latest news and developments within the industry here in Washington state.

The NW Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology is committed to supporting and expanding a competitive and resilient maritime workforce for Washington State.  We work with two broad sub-sectors of the industry, ashore and afloat.  This includes boat and ship building and repair, underway operations, water transportation, and commercial fishing.

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Look back on the 2021/2022 year and all we accomplished in our end of year report.

Learn more about what we are doing in 2022. See upcoming events, and more, in our June newsletter.