CONSTRUCTION FORUM

TO FACILITATE THE COLLABORATION OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE STL REGION'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN CREATING INCLUSIVE, ROBUST EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH."THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO BE A "ROOM WITHOUT WALLS" WHERE THE ENTIRECONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CAN PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ANDWORKING ON ISSUES LARGE & SMALL. WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE CONSTRUCTIONCOMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO NETWORK, DISCUSS IDEAS, AND SHAREINFORMATION WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR IT.THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES THE FORGING OF RELATIONSHIPS AND THEEXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN A COMMUNAL SETTING BY SCHEDULING AND ORGANIZINGPLANNED EDUCATIONAL QUARTERLY EVENTS. THESE EVENTS FUNCTION AS BOTHNETWORKING AND SPEAKER EVENTS IN ORDER TO BRING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE, CULTIVATE FORWARD-THINKING INDUSTRY IDEAS, AND RESOLVE TOUGH ISSUES LIKEDIVERSITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CONTRACT ENVIRONMENT, AND LABORPROBLEMS. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS AND THERE ISNO COST TO ATTENDEES, THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS AS TO WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FORUM'S PROGRAMMING.THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AND MAINTAINS TWO WEBSITES,WWW.CONSTRUCTFORSTL.ORG AND WWW.YEAHIBUILTHAT.ORG.OUR WWW.CONSTRUCTFORSTL.ORG WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO AGGREGATE BOTHORIGINAL CONTENT AND CONTENT FROM OTHER SOURCES TO DISSEMINATE RELEVANTINFORMATION AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRY. THE WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES A MODERATED COMMENT/REPLY OPTION THAT ANYONE IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN. THIS WEBSITE IS STRICTLY MODERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT AN UNBIASED ENVIRONMENT IS PRESENTED AND NO POLITICAL OR ADVOCACY ACTIVITY IS PROMOTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO GROW THE SCOPE OF THE WEBSITE BYINCLUDING VIDEOS OF THE SCHEDULED EVENTS, INTERVIEWS, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE THAT BUILD A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE CONVERSATION IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A WELCOMING WORK ENVIRONMENT.THE WWW.YEAHIBUILTTHAT.ORG WEBSITE WAS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT THE EDUCATORS, LEARNERS, PARENTS, SKILLED APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING CENTERS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY LEADERS AS A "GO TO" FOR STEPS TO TAKE AND RESORUCES AVAILABLE TO GET INVOLVED AND LEARN ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRODUCES A BIWEEKLY NEWSLETTER TO SHARE RECENT CONSTRUCTION NEWS, CURRENT JOB LISTINGS, AND UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS.THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEWSLETTER IS TO FURTHER THE SPREAD OF VITALINDUSTRY-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER DISCUSSION. ANYONE CAN JOIN THE MAILING LIST FOR THIS NEWSLETTER FREE OF CHARGE.CONSTRUCTION FORUM IS A "MEMBER-LESS ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS A CONVENER, COLLABORATION BUILDER, AND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, ENABLING PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND FOCUSED ACTION ON ISSUES RELATED TO DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, WORKFORCE, REGIONALISM, AND COLLABORATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO AGENDA, SAVE INFORMATION AND CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND SO SUPPORTS NO POLITICAL AGENDAS, BY INTENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPACTED AREAS AS DIVERSE AS REGIONAL COLLABORATION, OPIOIDS IN THE WORKFORCE, CAREERS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS FROM AT-RISK BACKGROUNDS, AND IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES. IT HAS RECEIVED LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND AWARDS FOR WORK IN REGIONALISM, DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, PUBLIC POLICY, IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES, AND OPIOIDS IN THE WORKPLACE.