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Paul Robinson on the Role of ConstructReach in Workforce Development 

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Louis-based workforce development organization also helps employers become more proactive with recruitment by presenting career paths, developing curricula, and connecting with future interns and new employees. . “We Of course we want to be in our hometown of St. She came onboard full time with ECI as an assistant project manager.

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Sandy Grapperhaus could tell you stories

The Korte Company

That’s why she voluntarily stepped down and took a job as a project management assistant to Mike Tubbs at the St. Louis Union Station Office. “A She was never punished for making the best career decisions for herself and her family, and she still got front-seat access to some of our biggest projects — and people.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Jack had used the design process while working under Eero Saarinen (yes, the same designer of the St. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). . This was the first major public Design-Build project for The Korte Company—and wouldn’t be the last.

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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

Meanwhile, Ralph was accomplishing major Korte cornerstone projects like the Walgreens Distribution Center in Mt. Vernon , St. Louis Union Station and even a $21 million job for NASA. Susan followed her mother’s footsteps in Girl Scouts as a troop leader and Council Treasurer. Every family meal had work in it.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

The Korte Company

Then, the local carpenters union approached Host with a deal. All he needed to do was confine his work to residential projects for two years before going commercial. The marginally roadworthy bus could be seen all over the St. Louis area and also made regular stops as far away as Cedar Rapids, Iowa; St.