Construction

Building A Foundation: Marybeth Colpitts Blazes A Trail For Young Women

By April Towery / April 1, 2022 /

Marybeth Colpitts probably doesn’t have any haters, but if she did, she’d likely let them know she’s not fazed by being a construction assistant superintendent in a man’s world.  More than 227,000 construction jobs exist in the DFW region, but only about 11 percent of such jobs nationwide are held by women, according to the…

Get Construction Skills on This North Texas Campus

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 25, 2022 /

Collin College recently announced it will offer a bachelor’s degree in construction management this fall.

Look At Us: We’re Leading the Nation in Real Estate Activity, and Here’s Why

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 22, 2022 /

This region ranks first nationally in most activity in all sectors of real estate combined over the past decade. That’s the findings of a new report from STORAGECafé.

Meet Eagle Cleanup: The Local Junk Removing Service That’s About To Simplify Your Life

By Mary Cate Long / September 26, 2021 /

When a home is being built, the excellence of the construction won’t matter if all the home buyer can see is a dirty, disorganized site. Enter Eagle Cleanup, a Dallas-area junk removal business that has been clearing out spaces and decluttering lives for over 38 years.  “If you’re a home builder building a house for…

This Is What It’s Like for Women with Construction Careers

By Shelby Skrhak / January 10, 2019 /

Carla Gallardo never thought she’d love a job in construction. She wanted to be an architect until her engineer father swayed her to civil engineering. Besides, no one in her family ever worked in construction, so Carla was coming into the industry blind. Sort of. In 2008, a construction internship caught her eye while still…