Cheri began her day at 6:30 am in East Liberty on the Target project performing traffic control.   With the constant delivery of materials and equipment arriving on-site, Cheri plays a major role in directing the flow of traffic on Broad Street in addition to traffic entering and exiting the project.   Cheri should also be commended for pursuing this non traditional career and for successfully completing and obtaining the OSHA 30 Hour Certification.

If you’re interested in pursuing a career in the Construction and Building Trades please visit www.trytools.org and  www.buildersguild.org:   Additional apprenticeship and training information is available at Minority & Women Educational Labor Agency (MWELA), www.mwela.net.

Stay tuned for new employment opportunities with this project as well as general project updates!  Call 412.361.8061,  ext.27  for employment opportunities on this project.

The Pittsburgh Public School Board voted yesterday to approve a plan that would change the feeder pattern for many East Liberty students, close Peabody and Schenley high schools, and relocate the Obama 6-12 International Baccalaureate program to the Peabody building in 2012.  More details in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The construction of the Target store in East Liberty provides a window into the construction industry and is providing a limited number of employment opportunities for residents among the building trades and crafts.    This current phase,  Building Shell and Enclosures offers the installation of precast erection columns.   There are 18 total columns being installed until the end of October 2010.    If your interested about trade and craft openings on this project please contact us at 412.361.8061 ext 27.

Pictures show aerial view of construction site and a precast erection column.

The construction of the Target Store in East Liberty continues with the first precast Erection Column installed on 08/24/2010.  The structure will gradually take shape over the next few months.

Funding in place for East Liberty housing complex

Target construction begins July 2010

The construction of the Target store began with a Building Trades Career Fair held on July 29, 2010 at the Kingsley Association.  The construction industry was represented by Bridges Construction (the General Contractor for Target), the Builders Guild, the Master Builders Association, Associated Builders & Contractors, MWELA, Renaissance III 2000, World-Class Industrial Network, City of Pittsburgh/Careerlink, Shelton Trade Center and workforce development providers including EENEC.

Check the East Liberty Post Penn Circle Conversion page for updates on the construction project to return two-way circulation to Penn Circle South and Penn Circle East (Centre Avenue), after more than three decades of confusing and dangerous one-way, four-lane traffic patterns.

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