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Q+A With Jenny Kerr Schroen and Chris Eccleston: Grit Leads to Greatness

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PRO BUILDER: What was the impetus for Grit Leads to Greatness ? We can just sit around and wait and do nothing, or we can do something about it. how can we start to solve this and bring awareness to this issue? PB: How is Grit Leads to Greatness different from other kids’ books about construction or building?

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Flash over substance

Civil + Structural Engineer

Now, I realize you aren’t reading this article with the intent of getting a psychology lesson (nor am I remotely qualified to offer one), so let’s get to work applying this principle to the issue of employee retention. We pander to it, we indulge it.

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Construction 101 Workshop Introduces Teen Girls to Construction Careers

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What we are hoping for today is to show high school students what it's like to be a female in construction," said Monique Hansen, an assistant superintendent with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Read more Education + Training Women in Construction Education + Training

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Habitat for Humanity ‘Women Build’ Initiative Returns to Laredo, TX

The Pro Builder

We break out the building of a home in stages, everything from framing to putting up what we call a blueboard, to decorating, even down to decorating the homes, we have techniques, and we are very careful to allow people to even make mistakes,” said Sherwood. “If

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American Families Are Spending a Quarter of Their Income on Mortgage Payments

The Pro Builder

American Families Are Spending a Quarter of Their Income on Mortgage Payments csweeney Thu, 05/09/2024 - 14:37 The average monthly mortgage payment is up more than 9% year-over-year Over the past several years, housing prices have skyrocketed leaving American families with larger mortgages than what has historically been seen.

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In SC, Affordable Housing Comes in a Shipping Container

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We are building our first shipping container home. We've named it 'HOPE' because that just says so much about the project and what it's gonna do for the people in Georgetown." Read more Affordability Community Development Innovation Affordability

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Crafting Clarity

Civil + Structural Engineer

Which is to say, what is familiar to us breeds laziness into us. I don’t mind telling you, I think we as human beings prefer familiarity for that very reason. And here we are today still tipping our hat to that same nonsense. Follow up the headline with a brief, easy to read summary of the position. I’m not joking.