Felice Farber has been appointed as Executive Director of the Subcontractors Trade Association, breaking barriers as the first woman to hold this leadership role in the Association’s 66-year-old history. Farber will replace retiring Henry “Hank” Kita, who has served as STA’s Executive Director for nearly a decade.
On Oct. 29, NABTU awarded Alise Martiny the first-ever TWBN Lifetime Achievement Award. Martiny is the business manager and executive secretary of the Greater Kansas City Building Trades.
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced that its Vice President of Engineering, Annie Kao, has been named to the Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply class of 2022 for Business Excellence. Kao is responsible for engineering strategy, management and innovation across all product lines at Simpson Strong-Tie.
Tangram, a curator of highly creative commercial interior environments headquartered in Southern California, is pleased to share its sponsorship of the latest Women in Design event. The event was held at the Steelcase WorkLife Center in Los Angeles on May 12.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of $3.4 million in funding to help recruit, train and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs.
Check out OPCMIA's newest "Steel Edge Women Spotlight," featuring Local 18 Cement Mason Sabrina Duncan. She is a 3rd-year apprentice who "cannot wait to become a journeyman."
In its sixth year, ATAS International once again sponsored the Greater Lehigh Valley Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls. On June 23rd, Kevin Klersy, CAD Draftsman for ATAS, spent the afternoon with the campers, demonstrating the installation of standing seam metal roof panels, along with metal shingles.
Now available in a waterproof option, the San Jose work boot works hard from clock-in to clock-out and beyond and offers multiple safety, performance, and comfort features.