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I recently watched a video where someone said, “Lucky people put themselves in positions to be lucky.” That line stuck with me. People sometimes describe a new job, business opportunity, or important introduction as being in the right place at the right time. There is definitely some luck involved, but first, you have to put […]
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At the Building Futures Construction Expo, a student walked away from a booth and said, “I’m so glad I came.” It’s a simple moment. Easy to miss if you’re not listening for it. But that moment is everything. Because interest is not the problem. Curiosity is not the problem. The next step is. Just days
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Houston’s construction industry is busy. Projects are moving. Demand is high. And one conversation keeps coming up: “We need people.” At Construction Career Collaborative (C3), we hear it every day from general contractors, specialty contractors, and project teams across the region. Houston is growing, but finding dependable, job-ready people, and keeping them, has become one
This Giving Tuesday, Construction Career Collaborative (C3) is proud to celebrate the individuals and organizations whose generosity makes it possible for us to strengthen the commercial construction industry and its workforce. Thanks to your support, we are creating safer job sites, fostering lifelong career opportunities, and setting a new standard of excellence in the Greater
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Introducing the Industry Impact Fundraising Luncheon: Celebrating a Decade of Construction Career Collaborative Progress We are excited to announce a new annual event for Construction Career Collaborative (C3): the Industry Impact Fundraising Luncheon. This event will debut on January 23, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, and we’re honored to host it at a
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Sometimes, I feel like a broken record when I talk about the workforce. There aren’t enough people for the projects; they need to be better prepared to increase quality and productivity, and don’t forget to keep them safe. It is an anthem I’ve been singing for seven years now at Construction Career Collaborative (C3). Sometimes,
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My career has been marked with some incredible opportunities. As a rookie teacher, I was asked to help develop a new curriculum on leading yourself for middle schoolers and then allowed to teach that for the next five years. My tenure at Hewlett Packard showed a small-town girl the world and how people are people
In the competitive construction industry, it has become a common practice for specialty contractors that desire to avoid employee and payroll-related overhead to utilize “1099 workers” to reduce financial obligations and deliver the lowest bids to win work. However, often this strategy leads to the misclassification of the workers that drive company operations and production.
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