The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will hold its 61st Annual Meeting and Education Conference (AMEC), Aug. 17-20, in San Antonio, Texas at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. The NAWIC AMEC is made possible in large part to the generous support of NAWIC's sponsors. The Blue Ribbon AMEC sponsors this year are Exelon Corp. and UPS.
SOPREMA, a leading manufacturer of roofing, waterproofing, wall protection and civil engineering solutions, has expanded its Gulfport, Miss. manufacturing facility in an effort to increase product offerings and expedite production.
AD, the $32 billion contractor and industrial products wholesale buying/marketing group, reported sales for all AD members, across all seven Divisions and three countries grew by 5.3 percent in 2016 Q2 YTD to $16.7 Billion.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) are joining the American Society of Civil Engineers, Committee of Cold-Formed Members; and the University of North Texas as co-sponsors of the 2016-2017 International Cold-Formed Steel Building Student Design Competition.
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is pleased to announce the winners of its Future Leader of the Year, Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. The mission of the awards is to recognize outstanding efforts of NAWIC members.
A new CEU course, "Certified Stone: How the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard Can Assist Green Building Projects," has been added to the MIA+BSI CEU program. The course was authored by Kathy Spanier (Coldspring).
Founded in 1976, Houston-based planning/surveying/engineering firm Jones|Carter celebrates its ruby anniversary this July and continues to expand its geographic reach and service offerings. Starting with only three employees, revenue in the first year was less than $200,000. Today, with revenues in excess of $73M, Jones|Carter consistently appears on regional and national ranking lists, including Engineering News Record Top 500, Engineering News Record TX/LA Top 100, and Zweig Group's Hot Firms.
SOPREMA officially broke ground on July 29 for a new construction project, expanding its Wadsworth, Ohio, campus. The additional facility is anticipated to add new jobs to the Wadsworth community in 2017.
MFM Building Products, a manufacturer of a full envelope of waterproofing and weather barrier products for the building industry, is pleased to announce that the firm has reached an agreement with Peak Sales & Marketing to represent MFM in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.