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Jennifer McCool as Chief Operating Officer (COO). McCool previously spent over 13 years with Related Companies, where she served in various leadership roles, most recently as executive vice president and chief legal officer where she was involved in numerous large-scale transformative developments and transactions and helped launch new strategic business platforms. Prior to Related, she spent over six years at Schulte Roth and Zabel, LLP, one of New York’s most respected law firms. ••�...

Sunday, January 10, 2021 Simone "Sam" Volpe was called to his heavenly home at age 91 on January 1, 2021. Though his body is at rest, his light shines on in those he inspired as a coach, an educator and man of faith. Sam was a first generation Italian-American born in Akron Ohio on August 29, 1929 to Giuseppe and Marzia Volpe. He graduated from Akron High School, in 1947 and attended Ohio State University on a track scholarship before transferring to Abilene Christian College, where he anchored...

A shortage of workers has plagued the construction industry for years. According to Forbes, after the 2008 Great Recession, 600,000 construction jobs were lost that haven’t returned. A report earlier this year by the Associated Builders and Contractors, a national construction industry trade group, stated that the industry needed to hire an additional 550,000 workers in 2020. The worker shortage in the construction industry is exacerbated by the lack of young people showing an interest in ...