Months after approving funding for the project, Cuyahoga County Council released the first renderings of its new Central Services Campus, slated for Garfield Heights. The Council’s Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee reviewed plans with project partners on Sept. 16, including HOK Architects, marking a major step forward in the county’s largest public facility project in decades.
Read MoreIn a post on their website, the Cleveland Browns announced a joint venture between AECOM Hunt and Turner Construction Company to serve as the construction managers for the organization’s domed stadium construction project.
Read MoreJourneymen, apprentices and contractors from the Northeast Ohio union construction industry gathered at Cleveland Browns Stadium for the annual event honoring the region’s best. The annual Building Excellence and Craftsmanship Awards was held on Aug. 21 to honor those who built and re-built the region.
Read MoreThanks to a late rally, IBEW Local 38 took home its fifth straight division “A” title in the 43rd Cleveland Building Trades Softball Tournament with a 17-16 victory over Laborers Local 310. In the “B” division, Elevator Constructors Local 17 made a valiant run, but came up short against Steelworkers Local 979 A by a 16-6 score in the Championship game.
Read MoreAn Aug. 19 topping off ceremony marked a major milestone in the construction of two Cleveland Clinic research buildings in the Cleveland Innovation District. The ceremonial beam-lifting event celebrated the placement of the two final steel beams in the skyway bridge that spans E. 100th Street, connecting the new facilities.
Read MoreLearn about the Trades to Title Program. This is a new path designed specifically for union tradespeople to move into building wealth through homeownership. You don’t need to be a builder or a real estate expert, just ready to take the next step.
Read MoreThe August 2025 edition of The Labor Citizen should look and feel a little different, as a result of contracting with a different printing facility. In March 2025, the owners of the Canton Repository Press sent notice that after July 2025, they would no longer print the monthly pro-labor publication. No reason was provided with the termination notice. Eventually, Labor Citizen staff determined Canton would be printing numerous additional publications owned by the Gannett Co., following the closure of a printing facility outside Detroit, Mich. This ended a working relationship that went back decades, possibly longer. No one currently affiliated with The Labor Citizen has ever worked with any other printer.
Read MoreThe Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council recently made the largest donation in the history of a Cleveland-area Stuff the Bus campaign. For the past 19 years, local Cleveland TV station WJW Fox 8 has held a Stuff the Bus drive to take donations to provide essential school supplies to students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
Read MoreOhio is a good state to work in if you are a construction worker. Based on data released by constructioncoverage.com, the Buckeye State ranked 10th in the nation for construction worker wages. Multiple Ohio cities placed within the top 10 in their size category for pay, as well.
Read MoreMembers of Iron Workers Local 17 helped the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cleveland Clinic and Bedrock Real Estate mark a significant milestone with the ceremonial topping off of the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center.
Read MoreOne of Cleveland’s own was honored at a national conference for her dedication and leadership in the construction industry. Doreen Cannon, President of the Greater Cleveland Council of Tradeswomen and former President of Plumbers Local 55, was honored during the National Association of Minority Contractors’ 56th annual National Conference.
Read MoreAn artist rendering of the Browns' proposed domed stadium and mix-use development in Brook Park. The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council and Affiliated Construction Trades (ACT) Ohio recently sent letters in support of the project to the governor and state legislative leaders, urging them to approve bonds to help fund the project, which will create over 6,000 construction jobs.
Read MoreAccording to a report recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America, almost half of the contractors surveyed feel construction zones are more dangerous than ever.
Read MoreCleveland’s Major League Baseball stadium on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario has a fresh look and new amenities for fans. Affiliated members of the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council recently completed Phase II renovations of Progressive Field. When it came to the contractor side, the project nearly doubled its target of female owned businesses, which represented about 15 percent participation. They also met the goal for Hispanic-owned business (3 percent) and nearly hit the mark for minority-owned business.
Read MoreLetters requesting support for the Huntington Bank Field and Mixed use development in Brook Park were sent today to Governor Mike DeWine, and Ohio Legislators, McColley, Huffman, Cirino and Stewart.
Read MoreRoughly two-thirds of those who voted in Ohio’s May Primary Election voted to approve State Issue 2. Issue 2 was a measure to allow the State of Ohio to issue general obligation bonds to pay for or help local governments pay for public infrastructure capital improvements under the State Capital Improvements Program.
Read MoreTo celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, officials announced a multiphase renovation project that will invest about $1.6 billion into the aging structure to improve parking and expand the current terminal.
Read MoreThe Port of Cleveland's Board of Directors today elected David Wondolowski as the new Chair of the Board, alongside J. Stefan Holmes as Vice Chair and Peggy Zone Fisher as Secretary/Fiscal Officer.
Read MoreMore than 100 Cleveland-area tradeswomen celebrated Women in Construction Week by gathering for an annual dinner. The Greater Cleveland Council of Tradeswomen hosted the annual tradeswomen dinner on March 7 at the Pipefitters Local 120 Union Hall to mark the end of Women in Construction Week. The event honored the region’s tradeswomen and showed gratitude for their contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the industry.
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