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Young Construction Professionals

From Classroom to Career: The Path of Safety Professionals at IUP with Tracey Cekada

Building PA Podcast September 16, 2025

In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin welcome Tracey Cekada, the chair of the Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). We dive into the importance of safety education in the construction industry and explore the various opportunities […]

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Empowering Future Builders: The KCA Student Chapter with Chris and Jon

Building PA Podcast April 1, 2025

In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Chris Martin and Jon O’Brien delve into the impactful KCA Scholarship Program, now in its fourth year. Jon, representing the Keystone Contractors Association (KCA), shares insights about the scholarship’s unique structure, which offers recurring financial support for up to four years […]

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Workforce Development

Talking with KCA Scholarship Recipient James Fretz

Building PA Podcast July 30, 2024

This week’s podcast delves into the KCA’s scholarship program, showcasing its effectiveness in nurturing the future leaders of the construction industry in Pennsylvania. James Fretz, a scholarship awardee and a construction management student at Penn College, recounts his progression from participating in a high school carpentry program to his current […]

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Minority Recruitment

The real value of working in the building trades with Dave Iannucci – EAS Carpenters

Chris Martin February 27, 2024

In this episode of Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin continue their field trip, this time stopping at the Eastern Atlantic State’s Regional Council of Carpenters Dive School in Sicklerville, New Jersey. Special Projects Coordinator for the EAS Carpenters, Dave Iannucci, joins the hosts as they explore […]

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A Field Trip to the First Union-Operated Diving School in The United States.

Building PA Podcast August 29, 2023

On the road again… Co-hosts John O’Brien and Chris Martin took the show on the road. This time their field trip landed them at the Carpenter’s Dive School in Sicklerville, NJ. After touring the facility they sat down with Tim Waring, the training coordinator at the Sicklerville Dive School. This school is the […]

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