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 […]
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 […]
In this Cleveland Brothers Series episode of the Building PA Podcast, hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin are joined by Matt Curry and Chad Stokes from Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company to discuss workforce development and their innovative strategies for recruiting and training future technicians. Matt, who oversees Technical Training and […]
In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Chris Martin and Jon O’Brien sit down with Makenzie Daniel, a sophomore safety science major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Makenzie shares her inspiring journey into the construction industry, detailing her accomplishments, such as earning a spot on the Dean’s List […]
In the next Building PA Podcast episode, join hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris as they embark on a field trip to Sicklerville, New Jersey, delving into the innovative training endeavors within the carpentry industry. Accompanied by Phil Diaz, the training director for the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters in New Jersey, […]
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 […]
In this episode of Building PA Podcast, Chris and Jon interview Lorenzo Tabb, owner of Tabb Construction LLC in Reading, Pennsylvania. Lorenzo shares his journey as a fourth-year apprentice with the Carpenters Union, his transition into commercial contracts, and the challenges of managing multi-million dollar construction projects – like the […]
Sarah Knehr, senior project manager at Quandel Construction group is one of those professionals in the construction industry with so much drive and energy it’s contagious. She’s involved with the KCA’s emerging leaders initiative and is a resource for anyone looking to get into the construction profession. There’s a reason […]