November 2022 – Volume 31

Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, The ACT Report

November 2022Volume 31

Trades, Schools, and Lawmakers Partner to Strengthen WV Workforce

Oct 13, 2022 | Government

For the first time ever, representatives from the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades, West Virginia lawmakers, representatives from community and technical colleges, as well as members of state and local school boards met in Huntington at IBEW 317 to...

IUPAT DC 53 to Provide Elevated Tank Training

Oct 13, 2022 | Apprenticeship

The Painters District Council 53 is preparing to start renovating this tank (see picture), located at their apprenticeship site in Weston, to offer elevated tank training as a part of their apprenticeship program. The tank is the only elevated tank on-site at an...

WV Selected as Site for Multi-Billion-Dollar Natural Gas Power Plant

Oct 13, 2022 | Industry

Last month, energy company Competitive Power Ventures announced it had selected West Virginia as the state it would build a new natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant with carbon capture and storage. According to the company, the plant will produce about 1,800...

WV House Leaders Visit IUOE 132

Oct 13, 2022 | Apprenticeship, Government

Operating Engineers 132 Apprenticeship Training Coordinator Allen Nelson (right) gives a tour of the IUOE 132 training site to a delegation of WV House of Delegates leaders, led by Speaker Roger Hanshaw. Over the last two years, the Affiliated Construction Trades...