More than 50 Construction Employers Association (CEA) members and fellow union contractors are donating their time, talent, funds and materials to build a Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity house from start to finish, a first charitable venture of its kind for CEA. Guest speakers for the Grandview Ave. groundbreaking ceremony on April 18 included Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge, Mayor Justin Bibb, Congresswoman Shontel Brown, and Cleveland Council President, Blaine Griffin.

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Glen Shumate, Executive Vice President, Construction Employers Association (CEA) and founder/executive director of Construction Assistance Association (CAA) is a 2021 ODOT Director's Award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy.

CEA is committed to improving diversity and inclusion within the construction industry in Northeast Ohio. While we do this work every day, in light of recent events and the public discourse surrounding issues of racial justice, we wanted to once more share our commitment to diversity and inclusion.  

By Lewis Rice, Properties Magazine

The Contractors Assistance Association (CAA) celebrated its 10th anniversary in fine fashion last month at the Intercontinental Hotel on Cleveland Clinic's main campus. More than 200 diverse construction professionals representing owners, public officials, contractors, organized labor and suppliers gathered to salute this significant marker in Greater Cleveland's evolving construction industry.