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Community College Partners With Carpenters Union To Enhance Career Opportunities

/ Council News, Training News

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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Hundreds Celebrate Northern Illinois Apprenticeship Graduation

Hundreds Celebrate Northern Illinois Apprenticeship Graduation

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More than 750 proud union members, families, and friends came together to celebrate 260 newly minted journeymen and journeywomen from the northern Illinois region at the MACRC’s 52nd annual Apprentice Graduation Dinner! These graduates represent the future of our union and they’re ready to build it. Special thanks to the distinguished guests and speakers who

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MACTC Assistant Coordinator Inducted Into Construction Hall Of Fame

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Big congrats to MACRC Training Program Assistant Coordinator Kina McAfee who last week was inducted into the Construction Industry Service Corporation Hall of Fame! Kina was recognized for her lifelong dedication to the principles of Union craftsmanship and her mentorship of thousands of carpenter apprentices. Kina received the award from EST Kevin McLaughlin and was

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A large group of people, some in business attire and others in work uniforms, stand in front of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council building at the Quad Cities Campus.

Carpenters Host Grand Opening Of New Quad Cities Training Center

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Recently, the Regional Council hosted the official grand opening of our brand new 55,000 square-foot training center in East Moline. This new state-of-the-art facility will be used to train thousands of union carpenters and millwrights for the growing work across the Quad Cities region. Thank you to all the members, apprentices, instructors, contractors, and MACRC

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