Turner Construction Company Launches Training Program for Minority and Women Owned Businesses
August 18, 2010
Classes will be held from September 15 – November 10, 2010
CHARLESTON, SC – September 15 – November 10, 2010 – Turner Construction Company, inpartnership with Boeing, BE&K, Charleston County, Charleston CountySmall Business Enterprise Program, and the Carolinas Minority SupplierDevelopment Council, will hold a kick-off reception to introduce thefirst class of Turner School of Construction Management training program held in Charleston. Turner is a partner in the Charleston Expansion –Site Development Program. The kick-off reception will be held on Monday, September 13 at Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, locatedat 4045 Bridge View Drive in North Charleston at 6:30 pm.
The Turner School of Construction Management serves to expand theskills of minority, women, disadvantaged and small-business enterprises. Participants learn the essentials of managing a business, including how to develop a business plan, estimate and bid larger jobs, obtainbonding, enforce safety principles and establish and manage credit, inorder to become better equipped to compete for progressively largercontracts. Attendees also have the opportunity to network with peers,instructors and others in the construction industry during the trainingprogram.
Turner, the nation’s leading general builder, has a long and positive track record in the utilization of emerging, minority and womenbusiness enterprises on its projects. The Turner School of ConstructionManagement program has been crucial in helping Turner achieve success in awarding more than 52,000 contracts with a value in excess of $18billion to minority- and women-owned business enterprises. In each ofthe past five years, Turner has surpassed the milestone of awarding more than $1 billion of contracts to M/WBE firms.
“The goal of this program is to develop strategic businessrelationships with minority and women-owned businesses,” said TaraRobertson, Turner’s Director of Community Affairs for Turner’sCharleston office. “This program has graduated more than 32,000graduates and has been offered by Turner in 70 cities across thecountry. We are now excited to bring this program to the LowCountry andexpand the opportunities available in the community.”
Companies interested in participating in the Turner School ofConstruction Management can contact Tara Robertson at 843-300-0025 ore-mail at [email protected].
About Turner
Turner is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking firstor second in the major segments of the building construction field.During 2009, Turner completed $8.2 billion of construction. Turner isthe only builder offering clients a nationwide network of offices across the U.S. Founded in 1902, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, apublicly traded company and one of the world’s leading internationalconstruction service providers. For more information, visit Turner’swebsite at www.turnerconstruction.com.
