Temecula city leader compares challenges of keeping her mask on to Rosa Parks struggles
TEMECULA, Calif. - No one disagrees that Rosa Parks was an iconic civil rights leader. Parks showed her courage when she refused to sit in the back of the bus, which remains a critical junction in the battle for the rights of African Americans in this country.
Fast-forward to 2021, a Temecla city councilperson is now under fire after comparing her struggle of not wearing a mask during the pandemic to the challenges Parks faced.
Jessica Alexander made that remark during an Apr. 13 city council meeting held over a Zoom call.
Kimberly Moore
Kimberly Moore has been named president of the Greater Little Rock chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction.
Moore is the manager of marketing and corporate communications for Koontz Electric in Morrilton. She had been vice president of the NAWIC chapter’s board since October.
Shelby Reddick has been promoted to senior leasing and relocation specialist for Tuggle Services in central and northwest Arkansas.
Reddick has more than five years of experience in the multifamily housing industry.
See more of this week s Movers & Shakers, and submit your own announcement at ArkansasBusiness.com/Movers.
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Thursday April 22
The big names keep rolling in for
Billy Bob’s 40th Anniversary Celebration. At 9pm today and Sunday, plus 10pm Fri-Sat, see Texas native
Miranda Lambert at the World’s Largest Honkytonk (2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117). Doors open at 6pm, and the house band opens the Honky Tonk Stage at 8pm every night.
Friday April 23
itCon hits
Panther Island Pavilion (395 Purcey St, 817-698-0700) 2pm-9pm today and 10am-6pm Saturday. This high-energy fitness expo features celebrity guests including Danna Linn Bailey and Rob Bailey competitions, fitness classes, and hundreds of vendors. Two-day passes are $30, and one-day passes are $20 at FitCon.com.
March 22, 2021
In Market Watch, the National Glass Association presents a quick glance at one economic indicator for glass industry leaders to track as they look to identify opportunities for growth and potential challenges ahead.
Despite making up 50 percent of the workforce, women comprise just 10 percent of the construction industry in the United States, according to 2018 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Canada, the representation of women in construction is only slightly higher at 12.4 percent, according to a 2018 report from BuildForce Canada.
While women are underrepresented in construction, women in the sector do experience more pay parity. According to officials from the National Association of Women in Construction, “women in the U.S. earn on average 81.1 percent of what men make. The gender pay gap is significantly smaller in construction occupations, where women earn on average 99.1 percent of what men make.”
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