Repost: Building Connections Newsletter

UMass Boston recently released a Summer 2013 issue of their Building Connections newsletter, which describes progress on the campus' current construction initiatives. Page 3 has two great articles titled "Building Projects Promote Diverse Workforce" and "Diversity Manual Cites Integrated Sciences Complex," the second of which mentions PGTI's Finishing the Job: Best Practices for a Diverse Workforce in the Construction Industry. Read or download the newsletter at http://cdn.umb.edu/images/news/BuildingConnectionsConstructionNewsletterSummer2013.pdf.

Repost: Integrated Sciences Complex Project Commended for Workplace Diversity

Check out UMass Boston's article on PGTI's involvement in the workforce participation efforts at the ISC project.
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March 22, 2013

Office of Communications

Sheet metal worker and Building Pathways graduate Melissa Moran works on the Integrated Sciences Complex.

Labor Resource Director Co-Convener of Community Group Designed to Increase Diversity in Construction

The work underway on the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Integrated Sciences Complex has been cited in a new manual aimed at ensuring construction owners, managers, contractors, and building trade unions have a diverse workforce.

Read the full article at www.umb.edu.

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