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Women Reflect on Their Experiences in the Construction Industry

Women make up 10.3% of the construction industry, despite totaling 47% of the overall workforce, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And contractors reported in the Q4 2019 Commercial Construction Index that just 7% of their … Continue reading
Empirehouse Wins Award for Westminster Presbyterian Church Expansion Project

The Westminster Presbyterian Church expansion project in Minneapolis is designed to connect the church’s 1895 Romanesque architecture with a new modern, light-filled space for the community to enjoy for the next 150 years. Glazing and metal contractor Empirehouse Inc., based … Continue reading
Empirehouse Promotes Jason Weld
Empirehouse, a Mounds View, Minn.-based contract glazier, promoted Jason Weld to senior project manager. Weld, who graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, has been with Empirehouse since 2006. In his new position, he will … Continue reading
CSI’s First Female Distinguished Member ‘Honored and Humbled’

Alana Sunness Griffith was plenty grateful when she learned of her nomination as a Distinguished Member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) earlier this year. When she later learned the importance of her nomination in particular, her level of appreciation … Continue reading