Diversity

A Mexican American and the daughter of immigrants, Lorena Carrillo always looked up to her parents—admiring their work ethic and striving to make them proud in everything she did. But she didn’t know exactly what it was she wanted to do. Today she is a senior project engineer at...

Born in 1987 to “the best mom ever,” Justin Wren made his way from Greeneville, Mississippi, to Fort Worth, Texas, where everything is bigger—even the bullies. “From the third grade to the eighth grade,” Wren says, “I was incredibly, heavily, relentlessly bullied—to the point of ...

In today's economy, the strength of a business is often measured by its adaptability and innovative capacity. Central to these qualities is the diversity of its supply chain. Cultivating a diverse array of suppliers not only enriches a company's operations but also fosters inclus...

“Any person that I knew of in the city of Atlanta who did anything ran it by Herman before they did anything else.” These are the words of Anthony Dixon, senior project manager and 47-year veteran employee with H. J. Russell & Company. But ask anyone who knows anything about H. ...

Over the past decade, the construction industry has expanded its workforce by tapping into new segments of workers to find much needed talent. For example, women have seen steady employment gains in recent years. The number of women working in construction grew from 802,000 to 1....

SLOANE BROWN SWINERTON OPERATIONS MANAGER, NORTHEAST MARKET 1. Do you feel that there is a glass ceiling in the construction field? No, in fact I see construction as a field with limitless opportunities for growth not only for women but really everyone. There are so many diff...

Consistent with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) published in January 2023, which noted an increased focus on the construction industry as it relates to harassment and discrimination issues within the workplace and around hirin...

J. Adam Oglesbee did not imagine, while “growing up poor and Choctaw in southeastern Oklahoma,” that he would one day be the award-winning founder of a company seen as a national leader for its services. Warfeather, the construction company Oglesbee started with one employee (him...

Construction firms are being hit the hardest by the talent shortage: 93% reported having open positions and 91% of firms were struggling to fill those positions, per a 2022 survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk. The solution is glaringly simple, acc...

Although women represent a small percentage of the construction workforce (hovering between 9% and 11%), they can have an outsized impact on the industry’s success. Case in point: Jamie Gentoso, global head of solutions and products business unit at Holcim and president of Holcim...