October 3, 2009 in Washington Voices

High school students try out construction careers

Nina Culver ninac@spokesman.com, (509) 927-2158
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Tags: Associated General Contractors construction construction career day heavy equipment schools
Video: Construction Career Day

U-Hi senior Aaron Neely drives a Bobcat at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center during Construction Career Day.
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Growing up to be a bricklayer or heavy equipment operator isn’t on a lot of to-do lists for local high school students.

For the fourth year, local construction companies teamed to host hundreds of students at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center for a Construction Career Day to expose them to careers they might not have considered.

Spokane Public Schools organizes a large consortium of schools from as far away as Methow Valley and Kettle Falls, while Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors recruits companies to bring their equipment for teens to operate. The Washington State Department of Transportation …

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