Around the Low Country
Turner Construction Company Launches Training Program for Minority and Women Owned Businesses
Classes will be held from September 15 – November 10, 2010
CHARLESTON, SC - September 15 - November 10, 2010 - Turner Construction Company, in partnership with Boeing, BE&K, Charleston County, Charleston County Small Business Enterprise Program, and the Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council, will hold a kick-off reception to introduce the first 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, located at 4045 Bridge View Drive in North Charleston at 6:30 pm.
The Turner School of Construction Management serves to expand the skills 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, obtain bonding, enforce safety principles and establish and manage credit, in order to become better equipped to compete for progressively larger contracts. Attendees also have the opportunity to network with peers, instructors and others in the construction industry during the training program.
Turner, the nation’s leading general builder, has a long and positive track record in the utilization of emerging, minority and women business enterprises on its projects. The Turner School of Construction Management program has been crucial in helping Turner achieve success in awarding more than 52,000 contracts with a value in excess of $18 billion to minority- and women-owned business enterprises. In each of the 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 business
relationships with minority and women-owned businesses,” said Tara
Robertson, Turner’s Director of Community Affairs for Turner’s
Charleston office. “This program has graduated more than 32,000
graduates and has been offered by Turner in 70 cities across the
country. We are now excited to bring this program to the LowCountry and
expand the opportunities available in the community.”
Companies interested in participating in the Turner School of Construction Management can contact Tara Robertson at 843-300-0025 or e-mail at trobertson@tcco.com.
About Turner
Turner is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field. During 2009, Turner completed $8.2 billion of construction. Turner is the only builder offering clients a nationwide network of offices across the U.S. Founded in 1902, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, a publicly traded company and one of the world’s leading international construction service providers. For more information, visit Turner’s website at www.turnerconstruction.com.
