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National Craft Assessment & Certification Program Wins Award

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. -- NCCER was honored with the Construction Users Roundtable Workforce Development Award for its National Craft Assessment & Certification Program at the 2013 CURT National Conference held Nov. 11-13 in Tucson, Ariz. Its members recognize that training, education and recruitment are essential to excellence in construction.

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The History of the Straw Bale Revival with Matts Myhrman

Natural Building

I was teaching geology in Tucson at the time and living in a house that functioned miserably in the Tucson climate. Around this time, a few of us- including Bill Steen, Pliny Fisk, and David Bainbridge- we ran into a guy who lived just north of Tucson who was interested in building with straw bale.

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FEATURE STORY: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success

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A well-educated, highly skilled workforce has become the most important ingredient to strengthen economies and ensure a high quality of life. Nothing is more critical to ensure the economic strength of Pennsylvania than the development of a well-educated and trained workforce that is built to advance.”. By Jenny Vickers.

Alabama 55
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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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In 2012, the Partnership completed 100 annual surveys of key businesses in the region; it is spearheading key workforce issues including the development of a career academy which will be a partnership between Lincoln Public Schools and Southeast Community College to provide career-based educated for juniors and seniors in the LPS District.

El Paso 106
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FEATURE STORY: Semiconductor HUBS – Macro Growth from Micro Chips

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The region is now a major hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing and research, attracting big firms, their vendors and suppliers, smaller start-ups, new education and research facilities. The city is helping to attract electronic companies due to the cluster of major technology employers and highly-educated, diverse workforce.

Austin 98
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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

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It provides training in specific technologies, computer skills, safety certification, leadership, management and team building. By supporting our entrepreneurs through collaboration among education, government and private industry we can ensure that they have a solid, long term foundation to build businesses and thrive.”.

Utah 40
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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Completion is scheduled for August 2013 and the project is currently aiming for LEED Silver certification.