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Engineering News Record and CURT invite you to attend the 2008 Construction Business Forum in St. Louis on June 10-11, 2008. CURT members attend FREE when registered through the CURT office. Non-members register directly with ENR. Get more information on the ENR website.
Workforce Development Award
Designed to provide recognition for extraordinary, exemplary, and innovative training and education programs that lead others to a career in the construction industry
Construction Industry Safety Excellence Awards
Established to recognize commendable safety management and safety improvement of owners, constructors, and Local User Councils
 This year's theme is Strategies for a Sustainable Future: The Next Generation of Construction. Join us November 10-12, 2008 at The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs), California to hear David Wyss (Standard & Poors Economist), Chad Holiday (DuPont CEO), and Jose Herrero (Fluor Vice President) and many other speakers.
Mark your calendar! Don't miss this gathering of industry leaders!
Download the Spring 2008 edition of CURT's official magazine, The Voice (4 MB). Contact the CURT office to be added to the VOICE mailing list.
 They've done it again! This time, under the leadership of Conference chair Doug Graham of Boeing Corporation, and Conference co-chair Jocelyn Scott of Dupont, the 2007 CURT National Conference was a great success...read more.
In this issue of The VOICE, we recapped our CURT National Conference, addressed several committee initiatives and explored emerging tools and changing paradigms that will propel our industry forward. ... read more.
 The Construction Workforce Development Center (CWDC) is a national organization based in Cincinnati, Ohio focused on construction workforce development. CWDC is aligned with the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), nationally recognized as the voice of owners. CWDC is developing a recruiting strategy that will:
- Market the construction industry
- Train and place individuals in the construction industry
- Promote local and regional training centers and programs
- Encourage construction users to hire progressive contractors
- Expect contractors to assess and train candidates as employees
Click here to review an updated CWDC presentation outlining objectives, purpose, and process
The Governing Board of the Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO has voted to approve the re-affiliation of the Laborers Internation Union of North Amierica. Read the BCTD press release.
CURT has been a co-sponsor of this effort to consolidate best contracting practices into a common set of contract documents. These documents are now available online. Visit the ConsensusDOCS website for more information.
The Office of the Architect of the Capitol has received the Construction Management Association of America's Construction Management Achievement Award. Read the OAC press release.
CURT would like to welcome new Owner Members Dominion Generation, Suncor Energy Services, and Anheuser-Busch.
  
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Register now for the 2008 ENR/CURT Construction Business Forum
