Women Building Amazing

Once we’ve succeeded in recruiting new women to fill available roles in the construction industry, what’s the next step? What are some other ways that we can retain them?

In honor of our Women Building Amazing series, Command Alkon will host a special networking hour in our booth, S60528, on Thursday, March 12 from 9-10 am. All women who are building amazing in the...

Although the state of women in the construction industry has greatly advanced and continues to do so, some women still feel their work environment is an uncomfortable place for them. Once they've...

At our 2019 ELEVATE conference, we hosted a PowerTalk session to complement our Women Building Amazing series. The key talking points of the PowerTalk revolved around recruiting women from the...

It’s been a hot minute since we’ve released a new segment of “Women Building Amazing,” (formally “Building Amazing Women”). Why? Well, there’s been a few developments in the works, aside from the...

Discrimination, exclusion, pay differences, advancement opportunities, lack of role models – these are a few of the challenges that women face in the Construction industry. For many years...

Although salaries are on the rise in Construction, the supply of unemployed, experienced workers continues to shrink. With unemployment, so low overall, Contractors are likely to have trouble...

"This industry is full of passionate people. If you’re the type of person that likes a challenge, then go for it! There is plenty of room for women."

This week on "Building Amazing Women," I had the pleasure of speaking with Marina Bolshinskaya, who serves as a Manager of Command Alkon's Project Management office.

The beginning of March recognizes and celebrates Women in Construction Week. This exciting week signifies the growing role women play in our industry. As we wrap up this week, we wanted to get our...

It’s no question that for many years, a construction site has been perceived as a place for a man, but the industry is making strides to break free from the status quo. Women who are brave enough to b

By the end of 2016, the construction industry had made strides in hiring women, who made up about 9.1% of construction workers. But it’s still slow going: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,

Command Alkon is pleased to announce the addition of Tammy Presswood as a panelist in the “Women in the Industry” webinar taking place April 23 at 1 pm CST...

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) offers a way to help the industry continue to thrive. On campus, there is a School of Concrete and Construction Management..