Mississippi Business Journal » SkillsUSA http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 SkillsUSA awards the best in construction craft students http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/skillsusa-awards-the-best-in-construction-craft-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skillsusa-awards-the-best-in-construction-craft-students http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/skillsusa-awards-the-best-in-construction-craft-students/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:01:11 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=71140 The tension was evident last week at the 2013 SkillsUSA Mississippi State Championships. Held Feb. 26-27 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson, the event crowns the state’s best construction craft students in the state, students who will go on to the national championship. For the first time this year, the competition was open to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/skillsusa-awards-the-best-in-construction-craft-students/feed/ 0 Building a better image for future construction industry http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/building-a-better-image-for-future-construction-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-a-better-image-for-future-construction-industry http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/building-a-better-image-for-future-construction-industry/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:51:33 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=71136 While the competitors in the 2013 SkillsUSA Mississippi State Championships were showcasing their construction craftsmanship, construction and education leaders were doing their best to shine an even bigger light on career opportunities in the building community. Officials were all smiles last week at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson as high school and community college [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/building-a-better-image-for-future-construction-industry/feed/ 0 Construction group uses competition to showcase industry opportunities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:16:10 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=69912 The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF), Mississippi Department of Education and construction industry partners are hosting the 2013 SkillsUSA Mississippi State Championship Feb. 26-27 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. While the event offers a chance for students and apprentices to show off their crafts skills, it also gives the industry a venue to [...]

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