Oh there She is on the far left. A proud graduate. Grateful to have been taught about the proper way to build construction schedules, interpret contracts, and become a certified Woman Owned Business. I studied the OSHA book they gave us, on construction industry regulations, and continue to practice learning names as Joe Takash, our opening night speaker, taught us " What is in a name?" "Everything!"
Turner Construction was started in 1902, it is no secret that sustaining a company for 110 years takes hard work , dedication and a commitment to finding a better way to do business. One way they have done this is by teaching minority owned business how to grow and become certified. There is a certain percentage of government work that is slated to be given to minority and or disadvantaged businesses, but if there are none available with the attributes to complete the work successfully, the opportunity can be given to any business. Turner is helping close the gap by educating businesses on obtaining and maintaining federal, state and local certifications, getting books prepared to get funding by local banks and good business practices to grow a business including business development and customer service.
With 110 years under there belt, Turner Construction is qualified to teach new and upcoming businesses how to succeed, despite the challenged economy. The Turner School of Construction management has been running for 24 years, graduating successful leaders like Larry Huggins of Rite Way construction, who also spoke at our culminating ceremony. Did I mention that all of this was complimentary to the participants and all the instructors volunteered there time?! With generosity like this, I expect Turner Construction to continue to grow successfully, and along with it several thousand trained, professional, and successful minority business owners.
-Latricia
For more information, or to see the press release: http://www.turnerconstruction.com/news/item/3053/Turner-School-of-Construction-Management-Graduates-48-Minority-and-Women-owned-Businesses-from-Training-Program-in-Chicago
