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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Iowa consistently earns high marks for its education climate. For many years, Iowa’s public high schools have had the nation’s highest graduation rate. Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees conferred per 1,000 residents. In addition, Iowa is second in the U.S.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jay Mathes, Virtual Construction Civil Lead, Miron Construction

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I worked as a traveling project manager and superintendent in the past, so I’ve seen what real-world issues can do when it comes to stopping production. I hooked up with that company while I was studying construction engineering at Iowa State University. . I was in charge of a project schedule and used technology often.

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The New American Home 2022: Thinking Inside the Box

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Built by Envy Homes, a local custom builder, the two-level, three-bedroom home eschews the opulence of its recent brethren with a more modest, if certainly well-appointed, model for the industry. PROJECT DETAILS. Architect: BSB Design , Des Moines, Iowa (Tampa, Fla., The New American Home 2022 Project Team.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

John Riddle, Turning Leaf’s VP and business development manager, says his company upped the ante after attending job fairs for trade students and being told they could make more working at McDonald’s. Since sweetening its compensation, Turning Leaf advertised for a senior project manager and got eight qualified candidates. .

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Behind the Build: Interview with Rob Huffman, Director of Kawneer Collaborative at Kawneer

Autodesk Construction Cloud

During that time, I participated in night school to earn my master’s degree in business administration from the University of Iowa. I was the customer for about 12 years, starting in project management and ending as a vice president. After the completion of that, I wanted to step back from traveling so much.

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Modernizing Construction with the Cloud

Construction Business Owner

Learn how construction leaders transform operations, reduce costs, and streamline project management in the cloud. Drive lean project management with data-driven decision-making. Launch real-time Building Information Modeling (BIM). Project Management. construction project management software.

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Capturing a Treasure Trove of Data Insights With Digital Twin

Construction Business Owner

In his 20 years there, he has been a part of some of the largest infrastructure projects around the globe, including mining, hydropower and water and wastewater treatment, conveyance and storage, frequently working with teams in North and South America, the UK, India and Asia. Global Technology Leader, Vertical Information Modeling.