Women in Construction in Pittsboro
Business is booming in Pittsboro, but that means there is also a greater need for skilled workers. Join Anita Brown-Graham and the ncIMPACT team as they examine how the community is recruiting women to fill these nontraditional jobs like construction and manufacturing.
In its premiere episode, ncIMPACT examines how the construction industry is recruiting women to fill job vacancies in Pittsboro, NC. Anita Brown-Graham hosts. Generous support for this series is provided by UNC-School of Government and Civic Federal Credit Union.
On February 7, 2019, we hosted a Twitter chat on Women in Construction.
Check out yesterday's Twitter chat on "Women in Construction" – and thanks to all who participated! https://t.co/KGTkawQHZH cc: @Anita4NC @EmilyGangiNC @sruff06 @uncsog @publicmediaNC @civicfcu
— ncIMPACT Initiative (@ncIMPACTsog) February 8, 2019
Digital Extra 1:Mike Walden on Education for Manufacturing Jobs
Mike Walden of North Carolina State University discusses the importance of educating young people to fill a growing manufacturing job market. This series is a partnership between UNC-TV & the UNC School of Government wIth the generous support of Civic Federal Credit Union.
Digital Extra 2:Andrew Berger-Gross on NC Job Market Trends
Andrew Berger-Gross from the NC Department of Commerce discusses the general job market trends in North Carolina with host Anita Brown-Graham.
Digital Extra 3:Betsy Bailey on Women in Construction Jobs
Betsy Bailey from Carolinas AGC discusses the need for women in construction jobs with host Anita Brown-Graham.
Digital Extra 4:Construction Training in Community College
ncIMPACT examines how a community college is training women to fill job openings in construction. Anita Brown-Graham hosts
Additional Resources
The first episode of our new series on UNC-TV explores the need for more skilled workers in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and how the community is recruiting women to fill nontraditional jobs like construction and manufacturing. See below for additional resources on this topic.
- “Building Construction Technology.” Central Carolina Community College. http://www.cccc.edu/curriculum/majors/bct/
- Eanes, Zachery. “NC Needs More People to Build Stuff. How One College and Women Are Stepping Up.” The Herald Sun. December 2017. https://www.heraldsun.com/news/business/article187943904.html
- Eanes, Zachery. “As North Carolina’s Construction Workers Get Older, Community Colleges Target New Ones.” The Herald Sun. January 2018. https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/chatham-county/article180015776.html
- Eanes, Zachery. “2018 Will Be One of the Triangle’s Busiest Years for Builders. Here’s What’s Coming.” The News & Observer. April 2018. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article209698539.html
- King, Donna. “Construction Workers in Short Supply in NC.” North State Journal. January 2019. https://nsjonline.com/article/2017/09/construction-workers-in-short-supply-in-nc/
- Laughlin, Lynda and Cheridan Christnacht. “Women in Manufacturing.” United States Census Blog. October 2017. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2017/10/women-manufacturing.html
- “Made in Henderson County.” HendersonCoEDC. March 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYRHwDmpb4Q.
- “North Carolina Employment Projections 2014-2024.” North Carolina Department of Commerce. May 2018. https://www.myfuturenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2014-2024-NC-Employment-Projections-Summary.pdf
- Path, Bill. “Manufacturing Jobs for Women.” Huffington Post. August 2014. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-bill-r-path/manufacturing-jobs-for-wo_b_5431464.html
- Pennington, Steven and Bonnie Queen. “NC Manufacturing – a Big Fish in a Big Pond.” NC Commerce. October 2014. https://www.nccommerce.com/blog/2014/10/02/nc-manufacturing-%E2%80%93-big-fish-big-pond
- Poole, Kenneth and Mark White. “Our Manufacturing Future.” The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center. February 2013. https://www.ncruralcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Our-Manufacturing-Future-Part-1-FINDINGS.pdf
- Prioleau, Naomi. “There’s a Construction Boom in North Carolina. But There Aren’t Enough Skilled Workers.” WUNC 91.5 North Carolina Public Radio. March 2018. http://www.wunc.org/post/there-s-construction-boom-north-carolina-there-aren-t-enough-skilled-workers
- Riquier, Andrea. “Manufacturing Jobs Growing at Fastest Rate in 23 years.” Market Watch. August 2018. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-manufacturing-jobs-growth-has-been-so-strong-2018-08-03
- “Top 20 Facts about Manufacturing.” National Association of Manufacturers. http://www.nam.org/Newsroom/Top-20-Facts-About-Manufacturing/
- “Workforce Learning Summit Innovation/Best Practice.” NC Community Colleges. https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/sites/default/files/a4ncw/best_practice-blue_ridge.pdf
