High school girls visit GCC construction trades class
Girls visit GCC for Women in Construction event sponsored by the GOISD’s Career Tech Education program.
Twenty-four sophomore and junior girls visited Gogebic Community College (GCC) and Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District’s (GOISD) building trades class project home in Bessemer as the final field trip of the Women in Construction events sponsored by the GOISD’s Career Tech Education program this school year.
The girls learned about safety at the worksite, including use of safety glasses and hard hats and then it was off to work. They had the opportunity to learn how to apply masonry stone on the front of the home, how to trim out an interior door, how to put up cement board siding on the exterior, and took a tour of the project home.
The Women in Construction events are designed to introduce female students to non- traditional career areas, such as the construction field,” noted Career Tech Education (CTE) Program Coordinator, Paulette Niemi. Earlier in the year, female students in Ontonagon County schools participated in a shed building project as part of their building trades program. The goal of the Women in Construction event is to give female students the opportunity to try out the CTE Construction classes and hopefully, interest some of them in taking the course during their high school years.
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Underground Railroad Room & Speakeasy Discovered
Demolition crew discovers two possible time periods in Middletown, PA: Underground Railroad Tunnel / Speakeasy During Prohibition Era.
Workers demolishing a home on the corner of Fisher and Ann Streets in Middletown discovered an underground room. No one can confirm what it might have been used for, or how old it is. There’s speculation it could have been a speakeasy or a stop along the Underground Railroad.
Cities receive protection from manhole cover theft
A manhole cover in Bridgeport, Conn., May 22, 2014. Photo: Ned Gerard
Manhole cover theft is the phenomenon of manhole covers being stolen, usually for resale as scrap. Long considered to be a childish prank or simple vandalism, this type of theft is often expensive to municipalities, and dangerous to their residents. In recent years, the theft of manhole covers for financial reasons (i.e. to sell them when scrap metal prices are high) has also become more common. Manhole covers cost about $300 each, and fetch about 10 percent of that value when sold as scrap. (more…)
JPOP scrap purchasing program
Scrap Purchasing App Designed for iPad & Android
A purchasing program app designed for iPads and other tablets has been designed especially for buyers of scrap commodities and California Redemption Value (CRV) materials, says Avraham Farzan, the Southern California-based entrepreneur who has designed and is marketing JPOP.
The JPOP scrap purchasing program has been “made by an engineer and recycler with simplicity, profitability and creativity in mind,” says Avraham Farzan. In addition, JPOP is the least expensive software with the most advanced technology in the world.
Industry-Recognized Safety Pictorial Graphics
Acquaint Yourself with Common Industry-Recognized Safety Pictorial Graphics
It has been said a picture is worth a thousand words, but safety graphics on construction equipment are worth more than that – they could save your life. Crucial to preventing injury or even death, these often overlooked cautionary reminders take little time and effort to notice and heed.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) free service of over 145 pictorial graphics promotes effective safety messaging through the use of consistent industry-recognized pictorial images that are not dependent on language. These graphics warn operators and others of potential hazards. The AEM Pictorial Database is a convenient resource for engineers, designers, technical illustrators and other industry professionals who develop equipment safety signs, manuals, labels and related training materials.
National Small Business Week
Thought-Provoking Statistics That Prove Small Businesses are Mighty
This week marks the 51st annual National Small Business Week (May 12-16) in the U.S. Every year since 1963, the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs, small business owners, and others from across the nation through National Small Business Week. Just how crucial does the roll of small businesses play in the U.S. economy? Despite the rise of mega-retailers and giant conglomerates, small businesses are an important source of job creation and healthy economic growth.
Humane Society of Central Arizona Recycles Scrap Metal
Humane Society of Central Arizona Recycles Scrap Metal: Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Lead, etc.
The Humane Society of Central Arizona (HSCAZ) launches recycling program and accepts almost any type of scrap metal! Small items like air conditioners, car batteries, electrical cords, metal (aluminum, brass, copper, lead, stainless steel and sheet metal), and electronics such as laptops, keyboards and flat screen monitors can be dropped off. HSCA will also be accepting large items like appliances and even cars. However, these should be taken directly to the local recycler in Rye and donated in the name of the Humane Society of Central Arizona.
American Recycler Equipment Attachements ESB 24V Magnet
American Recycler News: Equipment Spotlight | MAR 2014 Attachments (Moley ESB 24V Magnet)
American Recyler News magazine featured an equipment attachment article highlighting our 24-Volt Battery Scrap Magnets (ESB) in their March 2014 issue.
[pullquote]Using a magnet to gather only the material you want to load is an effective, inexpensive tool that can help increase profits.[/pullquote]
“Moley Magnetics manufactures scrap yard magnets, shears and grapples. Moley staff members often hear about two challenges that face most scrap recycling facilities: preventing the loss of tons of scrap to the dirt surface found in most facilities, and avoiding the loading of dirt into trucks meant to carry only scrap metal. Ron Slaby, sales manager, explained, “In either scenario, and after the bulk of the material is collected, operators then usually have an employee hand-pick and/or dig up what remains, or use a magnet to collect whatever scrap remains.
National Women Build Week
(Photo Credit: Chris Huber, Journal staff)
National Women Build Week: An All-Female Construction Crew
Every year during the week leading up to Mother’s Day, Habitat for Humanity hosts National Women Build Week with events all around the country where women can get involved and make things happen! This week, women all across the country and locally will strap on their tool belts and put on their hard hats. It is National Women Build Week, and Habitat for Humanity will continue its tradition of providing affordable housing for low-income families but with a focus on women builders. Lisa Marie Nickerson, the director of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Program, said the organization has been able to break the myth about women on the construction site.
MGM AEG Arena Construction Begins
(Photo Credit: David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Construction Begins on the 20,000-seat MGM/AEG arena in Las Vegas.
MGM AEG Arena Construction Begins | On a pleasant, sunny spring morning, MGM Resorts International and AEG officially launched the $375 million construction project with shovels hitting earth in a parking lot behind the Monte Carlo at 11:50 a.m. and confetti flying a few seconds later.
Demolition of existing buildings set for mid-month. Construction is expected to take 22 months, with a projected spring 2016 opening. The MGM/AEG Arena will be the centerpiece of an 8-acre, tree-lined entertainment and dining district dubbed “The Park,” located near the New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos, between Las Vegas Boulevard and Interstate 15.
The 20,000-seat MGM/AEG arena plans to open without a National Basketball Association or National Hockey League tenant. That’s fine with MGM and AEG officials, who have crafted a business plan to tap a steady stream of mixed martial arts and boxing, concerts, award shows, college basketball and hockey tournaments and other sports. They anticipate about 100-150 events per year. The Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship, the MMA fight event, promotion and media company, plans five or six annual fight shows at the new arena.
About MGM
MGM Resorts International develops, builds and operates unique destination resorts designed to provide a total resort experience, including first-class accommodations and dining, world-class entertainment, state-of-the-art meeting and convention facilities, and high-quality retail and gaming experiences.
About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns, controls or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world’s preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO), Citizen’s Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA), O.co Coliseum (Oakland, CA), Oracle Arena (Oakland, CA), Valley View Casino Center
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