Union Carpenters are performing the total carpenter package on a new middle school in southern Johnson County, Kansas. Wolf Springs Middle School will be a state of the art facility when it opens in the fall. Members working for signatory contractors United CSI, Epic, Briarwood, Image Flooring and INSCO are doing it all on this […]
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Applications are now open for our Concrete Form Building Apprenticeship Program. Come learn from the best of the best and start your rock solid career today! The application period for the Concrete Form Builder Program is now open and will close on February 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Applications are only accepted during this time frame, so we encourage
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The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council has grown its jurisdictional boundaries to include the states of Iowa and Nebraska in a restructuring that makes the five-state Regional Council one of the largest carpenters’ Councils in the country with more than 57,000 union carpenters in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa and Nebraska. Recently, General President Douglas McCarron
Plus, read EST McLaughlin’s letter to new members.
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What a turnout we had for demo day on a new project in Chicago restoring the childhood home of Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till into a museum commemorating the Till Family legacy of courage and forgiveness. Working with other trades, our members will be installing new windows at the restored building that will house a
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We were honored to have Col. Andy Pannier join us today at our delegate meeting in St. Louis. Col. Pannier, the 55th Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Louis District, discussed updates to all the lock & dam projects on the inland waterways that produce millions of work opportunities for our members. Col.
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There may not be a lot of sunshine these days, but when it returns there’ll be a new spot to catch some shade at the South Boeing Gallery in Chicago’s Millennium Park thanks to a new reclaimed timber pavilion crafted and installed by MACRC carpenters! This partnership with Chicago Architectural Biennial, Millennium Park, Skidmore, Owens
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The Fall/Winter 2025 Edition Of The Union Carpenter magazine is available to read now! In the new issue, you can read about upcoming and ongoing construction projects happening around the Regional Council, including an exciting Mass Timber project happening in Kansas City. Also included in this issue are photos and commentary from the UBC’s 43rd
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We are thrilled to announce that Tony Janowski has been recognized as a 2025 Notable Leader in Sustainability by Crain’s Chicago Business! This spotlight is a testament to his tireless dedication to building a more environmentally conscious future and an even brighter one for our members through the countless work opportunities he helps create. Tony
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Recently, Butler Community College partnered with Mid-America Carpenters’ Regional Council of Apprentice & Training Program and Pittsburg State University to enhance technical careers in carpentry. This partnership offers apprentices a pathway to a two-year associate degree from Butler and a four-year bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State. This was a group effort led by Training Director
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