Opportunities are plentiful for women in the construction business. Organizers of the upcoming “Build Like a Girl” event hope the unique experience will bring more women to the construction industry, where the gender is vastly under-represented. Check out the interview with Dave Walsh, the Executive […] Read more
Making an impact in a male-dominated profession is not easy, but this is why we’ve got to chip away at the stereotypical representations and this is why we have to go through the exact industries where the males run wild. In the construction industry, only […] Read more
“Construction is for girls, too!” is the rallying cry behind Build Like a Girl, a free annual event sponsored by Miron Construction that encourages students in grades 7–10 to learn about construction trades through hands-on projects. Read more …
Contractors all over the country use October as a starting point to raise awareness and inspire the next generation of construction workers. Right on the heels of Workforce Development Month in September is Careers in Construction Month, observed every October. Read more…
Some eastern Iowa high schoolers got to build like girls today. It’s all part of Miron Construction’s effort to get more women into the industry. Read more…
Miron Construction’s Cedar Rapids site was a total girls club on Thursday. “Iowa girls are tough Midwestern girls, so they’re ready to do hard work,” says Miron VP of human resources Dave Walsh. Read more…
Last Friday, Miron Construction Co., Inc. welcomed 50 female students to its Neenah headquarters for the fourth annual Build Like a Girl event. The day-long program aims to showcase opportunities for women in the construction industry and combat both the severe lack of women in […] Read more
Miron Construction in Neenah invited girls to learn about construction for its Build Like a Girl event. It gave them opportunities to learn about real-world construction skills, such as pouring concrete, carpentry, and operating heavy machinery. Read more…
Training at Miron Construction Friday was out of the ordinary, but that’s the point. “We don’t have enough girls in construction. They’re half the population and about five percent of the workforce in construction,” said Human Resources Vice President Dave Walsh. Read more…
50 girls visited Miron Construction Friday morning to learn about opportunities in the field. Laurel Randall, a Journey Carpenter with the company, was on hand along with other female employees to offer advice and answer any questions the seventh to 10th graders had. Read more…
