1st Annual Turner School of Construction Management graduates 41 in San Antonio
Nine-week program provided construction management training to 41 minority and women business owners; Was the first time the Turner School has been held in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, April 28, 2009 – Turner Construction Company’s management training program, the Turner School of Construction Management, graduated 41 students this year, all of whom are San Antonio-area minority and women contractors. This was the first time Turner has hosted its Turner School of Construction Management in San Antonio. The graduation took place at The University of Texas at San Antonio’s downtown campus on April 14, and guest speakers included Congressman Ciro Rodriguez and Richard Perez, president and CEO of The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.
Since 1969, the Turner School of Construction Management has provided women- and minority-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) and other small-business owners with formal training to develop the skills necessary to be competitive in the marketplace and potentially work with Turner — or Turner’s competitors. The school offers training in business plan development, financial planning, estimating, construction law, bonding and insurance.
Turner has held these training programs in more than 50 cities, graduating more than 21,000 entrepreneurs, and awarding 45,000 contracts, totaling $16 billion, to M/WBEs. In 2007 alone, 25 such training programs were held, graduating more than 1,000 people. In 2007, Turner awarded 4,000 contracts, worth more than $1.3 billion, to M/WBEs. Nearly $29 million worth of those contracts came out of Turner’s Texas division, which consists of Turner’s Dallas, Houston and San Antonio offices.
Turner is the leading general builder in the United States, ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field. During 2008, Turner completed $10.4 billion of construction. Turner offers clients a nationwide network of offices. Founded in 1902, the firm is one of the world’s leading international construction service providers. For more information, visit Turner’s website at http://www.turnerconstruction.com.
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A complete list of graduate names is available.
Participants and Turner executives are available for media interviews.
Media Contact: Claire Bloxom,
claire@coopersmithagency.com, (214) 329-9191
