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Young Construction Professionals

Cleveland Brothers’ Innovative Approach to Training and Recruitment in the Construction Industry

Building PA Podcast September 25, 2024

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 […]

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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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Work Culture

Meet the author of “Hire Better People Faster!”

Building PA Podcast July 23, 2024

In this week’s podcast episode, Jon and Chris interview Ryan Englin, the author of the Amazon best-seller “Hire Better People Faster!” Englin, who has spent over a decade assisting service contractors and construction companies in improving their hiring processes, draws his passion from watching his father’s challenges as a construction […]

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Workforce Development

Podcast Replay – Improving Workforce Development In Pennsylvania.

Building PA Podcast January 17, 2023

This podcast replay was recorded in January 2022 with President, Pedro Rivera of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The podcast remains relevant in our current state of workforce development. Take another listen. Original Content –Listen as President Rivera shares insight into industry trends related to workforce development beyond traditional construction-related […]

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A Year in Review

2022 Podcast Wrap Up

Building PA Podcast January 3, 2023

During 2022 the Building PA Podcast has had the pleasure to interview some extraordinary individuals. Architects, engineers, economists, construction professionals, attorneys, legislators, state and local authorities, authors, insurance agents, CEOs, construction specialists and mental health and wellness experts, and association presidents. Of the 50-plus individuals we’ve interviewed, we want to […]

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The Value Apprenticeship Programs Bring to Your Business – Helping to Close the Gap in Worker Shortage

Building PA Podcast November 15, 2022

Workforce issues aren’t a new topic for the construction industry. COVID only enhanced the problem, which forced some companies to look for new ways to fill positions and help solve worker shortage.  We have had many business owners and executives on the podcast share steps they are taking in their […]