Hispanic Heritage Hub is a Beacon For an Underserved Community, Say Supporters

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Douglas J. Guth, The Land

From September 15 to October 15, Cleveland’s Hispanic leaders join others around the U.S. in championing the history, culture, and contributions of their diverse and dynamic communities. In the past, that effort has too often culminated in non-Hispanic Clevelanders complimenting their neighbors’ taste in food and music, then spending their money elsewhere for the other 11 months of the year.

Women Are Smashing the Construction Industry’s Concrete Ceiling

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By Craig Torres and Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Bloomberg

Construction has long been a man’s world, from blue-collar trades such as masonry and carpentry to the executive suites of developers and builders. Now an accelerated wave of baby-boomer retirements has aggravated the industry’s chronic labor shortages. 

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Firms Extend ACE Mentor Student Links to Expand Industry Talent Pool

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Johanna Knapschaefer and Debra K. Rubin, ENR

The ACE Mentor program is rallying AEC firm support for a new effort to ensure that more industry-underrepresented engineering and construction students in college level programs earn degrees and start industry careers. Academic data show that just 10% earned degrees, on average, with just 50% doing so at some universities in the best-case scenarios.

Phenomenal Woman: Janelle Hinkle

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Phenomenal Woman Magazine

Janelle Hinkle, a dedicated civil engineer, serves as Project Executive at Regency Construction Services. The construction company founded nearly three decades ago operates out of its offices in Brook Park and Columbus, and has successfully completed hundreds of projects for public and private clients across Ohio.