Richard Bruce

#Construction experts say pandemic leaves questions for industry: kshb.com/news/coronavir…

This is a great opportunity for people interested in entering the construction workforce through a two year associates degree, technical school, or certificate.

Congratulations to the AGC MSU Student Chapter members! It was an honor to host you in Las Vegas and tour the Raiders stadium (thanks to Brad Schoen and Steve Masuch from McCarthy for coordinating the tour).

Great time tonight at The President hotel downtown KC at MarooNation raising money for MSU scholarships. Thanks MSU ‘02 Grad Daniel Lacy and ‘20 Grad Terry Miles both from the AGC-KC student chapter for joining in the celebration and #MSUTCM for the invite.

Don't miss this year's Scholer Peterson Concrete Conference at Kansas State University February 13, 2020 in Manhattan, KS. Use the link below to register.

Inspiring night at #greaterkc Chamber with KS and MO governors; comedian Rob Riggle telling the truth about KU football, KC old school wrestling, and oh yeah his new restaurant Brick and Mortar; and 2019 Kansas Citian of the Year Alvin Brooks.

Had a great time 11/3-11/5 with 1200+ K-12 MO School Counselors discussing rewarding construction apprenticeship pathways. Builders’ Outreach Manager and apprenticeship staff hosted a hospitality room (w/ photo booth) and exhibit booth including putt putt and corn hole challenge.

Check out the KCBJ’s latest roundtable featuring Lisa Garney, J.D., Craig Woodson and Richard Bruce, Ph.D. on construction’s skilled labor shortage: bit.ly/2FLnuVk #SkilledTrades #WorkforceDevelopment

What an awesome day of const. career exploration at BuildMyFuture in Springfield! Over 2700 HS students attended. Congrats to Pleasant Hope for 1st (11 min) and Hurley for 2nd (17 min) in the Builders’ challenge. Tomorrow at iBuild, teams will race to build two castles per plan.

Great job Don Greenwell and Romond Holt presenting Community Outreach best practices to 70+ AGC executives at the AGC Convention this morning in Denver.

Excited to see more human-assist technology being embraced in our industry. Kudos to BAC15 for hosting Construction Robotics and contractors @BuildersAssocKC last night in North KC.

Great time tonight in North KC with the AIA-KC Young Architects Forum, International Masonry Institute, and Bricklayers Local 15 @BuildersAssocKC

Enjoying some good news at my first economic forecast for the year at Children’s Mercy Park with @BuildersAssocKC, CFMA, AGC-KC, and speaker Ken Simonson @AGCofA

Here’s to days that remind us why we love our careers... Today started with interviewing journeymen for an apprentice instructor, followed by an airport pre-apprenticeship meeting at KCI, and ending with a panel discussion by Rob Dixon @MoEcoDevo and Zora Mulligan @MoHigherEd.

Join us this afternoon for great food, great music (with a guest DJ), and for the more adventurous . . . hi-tech fun! Builders' NKC Training Center • 3 to 6 p.m. #TechtheHalls

Operating Engineers Local 101 member Eric Borden, known for his inspiring tribute "Ditch Diggers" (branding the integrity of craft work) & pictured 2nd from right, will be filmed by national @AGCofA in Dec. Stay tuned!

Great turn out tonight @kcchamber’s 131st Annual Dinner. Congrats to incoming Chair Gordon Lansford. See if you can pick out the “top secret” element in one of these two photos. #everywherekc

In DC with Joe Roche (MCC) and Adam Jelenic (LMV) meeting with @repcleaver , @RepSamGraves , & @RoyBlunt discussing #skillsgap #wkdev and public private partnerships between manufacturers/construction employers and education entities.

Great time last night presenting scholarships to Megan O’Leary (MSU CM major) & Tristan Losh (OTC Const. Tech major). Both are passionate about construction education & working with their hands. Megan is fabricating a metal handrail/panels & Tristan works for a local contractor.

If you are looking for a way to give back to the industry, consider a coaching role as an adjunct instructor. I have done it for several years and it is very rewarding. Metropolitan Community College is hosting an adjunct fair Nov 15th, 4:30-8 pm.