Aug 09, 2022

Fieldworks Custom Concrete

Fieldworks Custom Concrete recently opened in Seattle. The new company says it executes high craft custom concrete projects throughout western Washington, specializing in exposed concrete features such as architectural concrete, board-formed concrete, and flatwork of stairs, plinths and floors. It is led by Rene Cruz Garcia, Nelson Santos Cruz and Juan Chavez Perez, who are all superintendents in the field and partners. Division managers Paul Caton and Liz Tapler lead the projects, schedule and office.

Pierce College

Pierce College is now offering a bachelor of applied science degree in construction management. The new degree was designed in collaboration with industry leaders to educate students in leadership, technology and management skills. Students who have earned an associate degree in construction management, or a related field, are eligible to enter the new program with little to no extra classes. Pierce College also offers construction management and construction safety technician certificate programs.

WSAC

The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded funds to 32 regional partnerships across the country, including the Washington Student Achievement Council. WSAC is getting $23.5 million to promote workforce development in several categories, including building and construction. Grants are part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by the American Rescue Plan. The 32 winning projects were selected from a pool of 509 applicants.

Aug 02, 2022

Compass Construction

Kirkland-based Compass Construction hired Randy Gross as a project manager, Oleg Chebotarev as a field engineer and Joe Bennett as an assistant superintendent. Gross has over 19 years of construction experience, including a past role as a senior project engineer at Compass. In his return to the company, he is working on a project in Northgate. He completed the construction management certificate program in 2016 at the University of Washington. Chebotarev is working on the Redmond Grand project. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the UW. Bennett is on the Liza project in Seattle. He has over 30 years of construction experience, having completed trade school for carpentry and worked his way up the ranks from a journeyman carpenter to a superintendent.

WASWD

The Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts presented its annual Outstanding Legislator Award to Senator Marko Liias, in recognition of the efforts he made to protect a critical state funding source for water, sewer and other local government infrastructure projects. Liias, as chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, was a leader in the negotiations of the state $17 billion transportation package that was passed this year. During these discussions, amidst pressure from the oil industry and several large business associations, he consistently objected to siphoning money from the state's Public Works Assistance Account to fund the transportation package, according to WASWD. While Liias's efforts did not overcome the momentum to use funds from the PWAA for the transportation package, they helped to temper the amount of money that was diverted, the association said.