One of my goals as a building professional and Caldwell County HBA President is to do everything I can to help improve educational opportunities for anyone wanting to enter the construction field. Throughout the country, our industry is in crisis mode in terms of having enough highly qualified people available to do construction work.
Therefore it was particularly exciting for me to come out to the 4th Annual Caldwell County Masonry Tournament in May and help support those awesome masonry students.
I enjoyed helping serve as judge alongside NCHBA Past President Gary Hill and NCHBA President Sean Sullivan.
Thirty students from Hibriten High School, South Caldwell High School and West Caldwell High School participated in the contest sponsored by Lowes Home Improvement in Lenoir and the Caldwell County Home Builders Association. The students competed for tools and cash prizes donated by local merchants and contractors.