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Jenna Rahkonen, 40 Under Forty for BusinessWest
Reporter Joseph Bednar recently interviewed our very own Jenna Rahkonen for the 2024 40 Under Forty list by BusinessWest! You can view Bednar’s article here, or the full 40 Under Forty Digital Issue here. Congratulations, Jenna!!
Hermina Strmiska: a Woman Welder During WWII
Hermina “Billie” Strmiska was thirty-five when she won the Oregon Shipbuilding Welderette contest in March 1943, beating out one hundred other women welders in the standard American Bureau of Shipping Test. Her victory qualified her to compete in a national contest at Ingalls Shipbuilding Company in Mississippi. The contest was part of a national recruiting […]
Even With More Bumps and Risks, Women Leaders Push Industry Forward
New levels of project funding are adding more opportunities in construction but also new risks in keeping project costs and schedules under control. To meet the demand for industry transformation in fast-changing markets, women are moving quickly to innovate in leadership and in diversity and inclusion impact. by Debra K. Rubin, Seward, Cho, Tuchman, Blair, […]
Disparity Study: A Tool Towards Equitable Procurement
The Disparity Study is a powerful tool to help make the changes needed in the way the City [of Boston] spends its resources. We want to make these changes effective and sustainable. Short write up on why this is important to you.