SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2025


IN EVERY ISSUE


2 MOVING MOUNTAINS Building a Stronger Future Trough Workforce Development


6 6 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT First Annual Build California


Summer Camps More than three dozen rising high school juniors and seniors enjoyed 360-degree views of the construction industry through camps that mixed jobsite tours, team building projects, career readiness workshops and more to shine light on construction career options.


BY CAROL EATON 23 FOCUS ON SUBS 12 SPOTLIGHT ON AGC TRAINING AND EDUCATION Newly Launched ELA, CLA and


Upcoming SLA Programs AGC CEF programs that were designed “by the construction industry, for the construction industry” provide emerging, established and senior leaders with an array of leadership training opportunities. Te Boldt Company’s Stephanie Osbahr and Otto Construction Company’s Charlie Munns, part of this year’s cohorts, share highlights of their experiences to date.


BY CAROL EATON


CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2025


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Inaugural SUB Summit a Success Over 170 construction industry professionals came together at the McClellan Conference Center this June for a day of education and networking in an event hosted by the AGC Construction Education Foundation (CEF) in partnership with the Sacramento Asian American Chamber of Commerce.


COVER PHOTO by RobinLori Photography, LLC, courtesy of Swinerton


4 ADVOCATING FOR THE INDUSTRY Meet Monique Limón, 53rd President Pro Tempore of the California Senate


26 SUPPORTING YOUR SAFETY ‘Building a Safer Tomorrow’ Focus of Conference


SHORT SUBJECTS 24 BUILDING YOUR NETWORK 27 MAKING MOVES 28 LEARN, ENGAGE & GROW


20 SMALL AND UNDERREPRESENTED BUSINESSES Marvella Steel Placers Shows


Power of Perseverance Grit, determination, and a willingness to learn and to hustle – not just for contracts but also for industry resources and support – helped Jacqueline (“Jacque”) Pruitt successfully grow her small business, Marvella Steel Placers, over the past nine years.


BY CAROL EATON

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