HUNTSVILLE– Turner Construction, a general contractor with offices in Huntsville since the 1950s, is inviting local small, disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses to an 8-week workshop designed to help them grow their business and find opportunities to work on major construction projects in the area.
The program, Turner School of Construction Management, is free to qualified businesses, but space is limited. Registration opens May 30 and runs until June 30. The program begins July 13 with lunch-session classes on Thursdays at Bryant Bank at 320 Pelham Ave in Huntsville. Classes run 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and lunch will be provided each day.
Turner School of Construction Management is one of the most prestigious education and community outreach programs in the commercial construction industry. The program presents an opportunity for firms to improve their economic viability by enhancing their managerial, technical, and administrative skills while networking with similar businesses. Companies also learn how to make themselves more visible to large general contractors. Turner Construction serves clients in the aerospace, industrial, government, education, and commercial segments.
Recent and current construction projects managed by Turner in Huntsville include the new Huntsville City Hall, The Huntsville Botanical Garden Visitor Center and Toyota Field.
Turner aims to secure at least 20 percent of sub-contract work through SMWBE businesses but exceeds 30 percent on many projects.
Interested contractors can contact Rebecca Goodwin for more information:
rgoodwin@tcco.com.
Turner School of Construction Management
When: Registration Opens May 30. Classes begin July 13.
Where: Bryant Bank, 320 Pelham Ave, Huntsville
Registration: https://bit.ly/3MyO4CS
More Information: Contact Rebecca Goodwin, rgoodwin@tcco.com
PROGRAM BACKGROUND
The FREE Turner School of Construction Management (TSCM) for small, disadvantaged, minority-owned, womenowned, and veteran-owned businesses is one of the most prestigious education and community outreach programs in the commercial construction industry. Initiated in 1969, the program has become an opportunity for firms to improve their economic viability by enhancing their managerial, technical and administrative skills, as well as develop strategic business relationships throughout the industry. Today, TSCM is offered in more than 30 of Turner’s offices nationwide.
About Turner Construction Company – Huntsville
Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company. Since 1986, Turner’s Huntsville office has served clients in a variety of market segments, including aerospace, industrial, government, education, and commercial. The Huntsville office has completed work at Cummings Research Park, Redstone Arsenal, and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, and has been instrumental in building the industrial and manufacturing corridor along the Tennessee River in nearby Decatur, Alabama.
Media Release/Tony Williams/Turner Construction
