Articles Tagged with ''charities and foundations''

The award-winning, multidisciplinary firm WXY architecture + urban design announced architect Farida Abu-Bakare’s Fellowship appointment with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. As well, arts and culture advocate Amy Hau has been promoted to managing principal and accomplished architect Robert Young has joined the firm as associate principal.

KEEN Utility, the work boot division of KEEN Footwear, has announced this year’s recipients of the She Builds Grant Program to champion the next generation of tradeswomen.

On March 16, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the March Monthly Confidence Index for the $1 trillion equipment finance industry. March’s index is 50.3, a decrease from the February index of 51.8.

The Bend Foundation announced May 11 that it has added Rebecca “Becky” Johnson to its Board of Trustees. Johnson will fill the vacancy created when longtime civic leader in Bend, Oregon, development visionary and Old Mill founder William Smith passed away in November 2022.

The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2023-2024 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a nonprofit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in ideas, research and people to create the future of the concrete industry.

AGC Charities Inc. and the Construction Leadership Council of the Nevada Contractors Association teamed up to lead dozens of volunteers to make improvements and repaint a large gym for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. The volunteer workday at the Donald W. Reynolds Clubhouse in Henderson, Nevada, involved painting – free of charge – a 45-foot-tall gym that encloses three basketball courts and serves the local community.

Simpson Strong-Tie has been recognized by the Building Talent Foundation as a 2022 Industry Champion at the 2023 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 for its commitment, contribution and collaboration in building a sustainable workforce in residential construction.

Twelve years ago, Foundation Building Materials first opened its doors at a single location about a mile from Angel Stadium. Today, FBM is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, and has grown into a building materials industry leader with more than 270 locations across North America.

Simpson Strong-Tie has announced the opening of the application window for its Student Scholarship as part of the company’s Strong-Tie Undergraduate Fellowship. The online scholarship application for the 2023–2024 academic year is now available to students in participating universities at strongtie.com/scholarships.

The ACI Foundation has created a new fellowship in honor of Kenneth C. Hover. His past and present teaching, communication, research, and consulting activities have positively influenced several thousands of individuals in the concrete industry community and enhanced their knowledge about concrete.