Spotlight on Apprenticeships

The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Building Trades Council and several apprenticeship programs have teamed up with The Gazette to publish a section that promotes Iowa’s apprenticeship programs. View the [...]

Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly: Go to college. Get a bachelor’s degree. “All through my life it was, ‘if you [...]

Not only is the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) the largest annual light construction show in the world, it serves as a showcase for the next generation of home builders as hundreds of [...]

City and economic development leaders are busy kicking off three significant construction projects. Watch the news story on kcrg.com

Iowa’s workforce shortage is well-documented as one of the state’s biggest challenges. While there are many effective initiatives, including Iowa’s STEM Initiative, Future Ready Iowa, Elevate [...]

Workforce Development is a hot topic currently to both businesses and education. Employers are experiencing difficulties finding candidates. Even though they are willing to train new workers [...]

Governor Kim Reynolds today said there are nearly 750 registered apprenticeship programs in Iowa where more than 7600 people are learning new skills that will lead to a full-time job. “We are [...]

Watch the video about the student built house that was built in 2018 by area students in the construction trades, and learn how the community of businesses, education institutions and government [...]

Learn about some energy efficient trends in new home construction: advanced framing technology and radiant floor heating. And find out how students helped build the home and made it accessible [...]