May 5, 2005

Construction Industry Spotlight: CWU team tops the nation in big contest

Photo courtesy CWU Students in the competition had 16 hours to prepare a bid on this swamp restoration project.

A GROUP OF COLLEGE SENIORS in Central Washington University's construction management program, one of the nation's smallest, took first place in a recent national competition. The CWU team won the Heavy/Civil division of the National Student Competition sponsored by the Associated Schools of Construction and the Associated General Contractors of America.

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