BE&K Executive Speaks on Recruiting: Who's Responsible Contractors or Owners?Business Editors BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Susan M. Steele, vice president of BE&K Construction's Industrial Services Division was a featured panelist at the 2003 National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Annual Meeting. The topic, "Who's Responsible for Developing the Future: Owners or Contractors?" was addressed by one owner and three contractors company representatives. Steele's presentation on the panel focused on the importance of training and professional development of workers and the responsibility for supporting the associated costs that owners must accept. "If we don't invest in our workforce, make a solid investment in their future careers, they will simply leave the construction industry," she said. "A scarce workforce affects both owners and contractors. Benefits, wages, and training are critical to ensure a quality project is delivered on time and on budget The U.S. Department of Labor predicts 1,000,000 new jobs will be available for skilled construction workers by 2005. BE&K has developed innovative programs that range from a school of industrial construction and summer construction skills camp for high school girls High School Girls (女子高生 Joshi Kōsei to on-site craft training and a Gold Key status program that guarantees eligible employees consistent work. The National Petrochemical and Refiners Association meeting attracted about 1600 attendees from two-dozen countries, including company officers and representatives from every state in the union. Distinguished speakers were leaders from business, government and international arenas, including Former President George H.W. Bush Noun 1. George H.W. Bush - vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush, George Bush, Bush , Jim Mulva, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ConocoPhillips, His Excellency HIS EXCELLENCY. A title given by the constitution of Massachusetts to the governor of that commonwealth. Const. part 2, c. 2, s. 1, art. 1. This title is customarily given to the governors of the other states, whether it be the official designation in their constitutions and laws or not. Ali Al-Naimi Ali I. Al-Naimi (1935 - Present) is the Saudi Arabian Oil Minister. Al-Naimi, joined Aramco as a young man, was educated in the United States at Lehigh University under the educational programme of the company. He later earned his Master's Degree in Geology at Stanford University. , Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ken Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Vice President, Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil and Jeff Holmstead, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. . BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, automotive, pulp and paper, power, and telecommunications industries. Forbes ranks BE&K among the "Top 500 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the U.S. and Engineering News Record magazine consistently ranks BE&K among the Top Contractors and Designers in the world. BE&K has also been recognized as a construction industry leader in family friendly business practices and it was recently honored as a Diversity Champion by Working Mother magazine. For more information on BE&K: please contact Robin Paulding at (205) 972-6688 or visit the company website at www.bek.com.newsroom1.html for other company news and related graphic files. |
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