Workforce Development

​Construction Career Collaborative and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston hosted a town hall meeting for seven Contractors on April 11, 2016 at the offices of the Houston Chapter of Associated General Contractors to discuss the recent decision by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo for the Archdiocese to support the C3 initiative.  Those in attendance included representatives from Arch-Con […]

Recently, City of Houston Mayor, Sylvester Turner, and City Council passed a new ordinance encouraging developers, who apply for tax incentives designed to stimulate development of multi-family residential buildings, to provide workers with livable wages, to offer affordable or workforce housing assistance, to offer paid internships to low-income students and jobs to ex-cons re-entering the

Construction Career Collaborative was the beneficiary of two big announcements last week by high profile, influential owners, which illustrate C3’s growing presence and impact in the Greater Houston region.  The first came through the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston from his emminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, who declared that its projects would require C3 participation from this point

​As most readers of this blog are aware, the ultimate vision for C3 is the creation of a sustainable and credentialed craft workforce for the commercial construction industry.  In short, commercial construction is not attracting young people in near enough numbers to replace those who are leaving it for reasons such as retirement.  C3 was

​Recently, C3 Operations Manager, Maria Aimone, and I had the privilege of participating in the Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Careers Expo held at the Pasadena Fairgrounds. Given that Maria and I do not have much experience with career fairs, we were not sure what to expect.  However, we were very impressed!  All totaled, there

​C3 Hosts its 5th Annual Golf Tournament September 30, 2015 With the support of a wide variety of companies and organizations from the construction industry, Construction Career Collaborative hosted 36 teams at its 5th annual golf tournament on a beautiful day at Sweetwater Country Club on Monday, September 21st.  Players were treated to a box

If one thing is for certain, the Construction Career Collaborative (C3) and its message continue to resonate throughout the commercial building industry. That is not only my opinion, but the consensus opinion of the panelists and attendees following the inaugural C3 Town Hall meetings. These meetings, held June 30th and July 7th at the offices

As many readers are aware, the Construction Career Collaborative, commonly known as C3, is growing steadily and is beginning to have an impact as it executes its owner-driven strategy to create a sustainable workforce for the commercial construction industry. The Collaborative recently achieved a huge strategic win with the addition of Hines to the list

On April 9, Stan Marek, CEO of Marek, was inducted into Texas A&M University’s Constructor Hall of Fame. I had the honor of introducing him with this tribute: My name is Pat Kiley, and I want to thank Joe Horlen and Mike Holland for the very high honor of presenting this award tonight because this year’s

Houston construction leader calls for changes to save the American middle class: Part 1  I love the construction industry and I speak from experience when telling you it has to be saved from itself. Since 1938, our family business has helped build the monuments of this city and this state. More importantly, our companies –