Thank you to Breckenridge Materials, Villa Lighting, Negwer Materials, Drilling Service, Frost Electric, K&K Supply, Fred M Luth & Sons and Butler Supply for participating in our CCDI Summer Job Fair! The Event was held at Clayco on April 10, and included students who attend North County Tech and Roosevelt High School. We are excited about introducing these students into the construction industry!

CCDI Mentee PVT. Christopher Conners (Apprentice Scholar Carpenter with Concrete Strategies) graduated from Ft. Leonard Wood. Chris will continue to serve in the Army National Guard requiring him to serve one weekend a month and 2 weeks a year. Family and friends attended the graduation along with Chris's mentor, Tom Sieckhaus.

CCDI mentors Dan Lester and Rick Moeckel visited with CCDI mentee Darius Wherry at Missouri Western State University for the Engineering Awards Banquet. Darius is doing well, making good grades and connecting with other engineering students. It was inspiring to hear the acceptance speeches of the award winners.

In March, the CCDI Construction Academy students learned about CRG and how urban planning and real estate development fit into the construction process from CRG’s VP Terry Barnes. Students then were able to experience what it might be like to be an operating engineer with the operator’s simulation rig provided by Scott Crean with ERB Equipment. Dr. Chaun Robinson went over soft skills with the students and how important non-verbal communication is in professional environments.

Nine Network's “Living St. Louis” special on middle skills jobs featured CCDI and Clayco! Watch the full segment at the link below to see how we are taking steps to close the job gap and bringing careers to our local youth. The Skills Gap: A Living St. Louis Special

CCDI had a great turn out for its Job Fair at Clayco! There were 28 students from North County Tech and Jennings High School, and they interviewed with 18 firms. The students were very ready to meet their future employers!