Aug 18, 2015

CITC of Washington

Thirty-seven students recently graduated from the Construction Industry Training Council of Washington’s programs covering the carpentry, electrical, heavy equipment operator and plumbing trades. All of the programs are state approved. CITC anticipates enrollment of 500 students for the fall quarter, including 220 new students. It said enrollment is up due to the strengthening economy and a new CITC facility in Spokane.

Aug 11, 2015

Mortenson Construction

Romano

Oehlert

Scobba

Morgan

Sanchez

Oshitoye

The Seattle office of Mortenson Construction hired Eleonor Oshitoye as community affairs manager, Martin Sanchez as safety engineer, Joseph Morgan as superintendent, and Kindra Scobba, Breanna Oehlert and Ryan Romano as field engineers. Oshitoye is maximizing opportunities for disadvantaged businesses. She is a certified DBE program administrator with expertise in developing workshops, strategies and processes to help underrepresented businesses obtain contracts. Sanchez holds a bachelor's degree in safety and health management from Central Washington University. He is working at the Chambers Creek Regional WWTP in University Place. Morgan is working at the Tilt49 project and previously worked on Amazon's headquarters. Scobba interned with Mortenson for the past two summers and graduated from CWU. She is working at Swedish Medical Center's Cherry Hill project. Oehlert interned with Mortenson in California on solar projects. She holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Iowa State University. Romano is working on the Chambers Creek project. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from CWU.

Wayne's Roofing

Wayne's Roofing of Sumner was awarded Firestone Building Products' 2015 Master Contractor award for roofing system installation excellence. The firm achieved this designation based on the amount of roofing installed, the number of jobs completed, and inspection ratings. Wayne's Roofing has received the award 10 times.