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K-12 Education: Missouri Innovation Campus

ENR Construction

The Missouri Innovation Campus' collaborative program allows high school juniors, enrolled in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District’s Summit Technology Academy, to receive a University of Central Missouri bachelor's degree.

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Controlling Total Cost of Risk in Construction

Construction Business Owner

Boots-on-the-ground safety professionals are essential to mitigate risk, while training and education support are needed to address the shortage of skilled labor. trillion by 2030, but this growth comes with risk management challenges. Increasing project complexity and rising costs require effective strategies.

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CEO of Allen Engineering, J. Dewayne Allen, Dies

Construction Equipment

A civil engineer by education, Allen worked on the construction of Interstate highways in Missouri and Illinois in the late 50s and early 60s. Dewayne Allen, CEO and chairman of Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC), passed away on November 15. In 1964, Allen started Allen-Hardin, which was a…

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Missouri Governor’s Report: Show Me Success

Business Facilities

Mike Parson is busy building a 21st century infrastructure in Missouri with world-class logistics, a bevy of workforce development initiatives and high-speed connectivity for all. Read: Missouri Governor’s Report: Show Me Success at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Making It Happen In Joplin, Missouri

Business Facilities

Read: Making It Happen In Joplin, Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com. Entrepreneurs are flocking to the Joplin region, where they can leverage a low cost of living, world-class transportation infrastructure and a regional workforce.

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Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training

Construction Business Owner

Select the right programs to best educate & protect your workers. Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training. Greg Ragsdale. Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:53. Why is safety so important?

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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education

The Korte Company

Vocational education is disappearing. The problem is the systematic de-emphasis of vocational education in America’s schools. That led to a perception that vocational education was reserved for “second-string” students who couldn’t cut it in more rigorous academic settings. Local vocational education partnership.