Daily Commercial NewsOn this episode of the Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with National Hispanic Contractors Association (NAHICA) president Sergio Terreros about a new program to help women owners of construction firms to grow and enhance their businesses and the challenges and opportunities for Hispanic contractors in the United States.
Terreros gave details on PATRONAS, which launches on May 11, and is designed to provide support and resources to women-owned businesses in the industry. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women comprise only 10 per cent of the construction industry workforce, while the number of women-owned construction businesses has steadily increased in recent years.
He also detailed how the association is helping the Hispanic community, one of the largest demographic groups in the United States, through advocacy and increasing a presence on construction firm boards, and explained how his background in marketing and advertising helps him to speak for his membership and their industry needs.
You can listen to The Construction Record on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as onApple Podcasts,SpotifyandAmazon Music’spodcast section. Our previous episode featuring staff writer Angela Gismondi speaks with both Ontario General Contractors Association president Giovanni Cautillo and with Luana Buratynski, the president of the Canadian Association of Women in Construction about the upcoming Women in Construction Gala on April 28 ishere. Thanks for listening.
