{"id":1881,"date":"2018-03-21T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saundersinc.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2020-04-12T20:33:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T20:33:39","slug":"saunders-construction-celebrates-women-in-construction-week-with-womens-summit-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saundersinc.com\/about\/news\/saunders-construction-celebrates-women-in-construction-week-with-womens-summit-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women in Construction Week with Women&#8217;s Summit Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(Englewood, Colo.) \u2013 March 21, 2018<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saundersinc.com\/\">Saunders Construction, Inc.<\/a>, a leading construction manager and general contractor in Colorado, held a Women\u2019s Summit in honor of National Women in Construction Week on Wednesday, March 7, to celebrate diversity in the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>Saunders put together a panel of speakers that consisted of both women and men from local Colorado companies including Denver Art Museum, Weifield, The Beeble Co., AGC, Skyblue Builders and BuildMark.<\/p>\n<p>Topics of discussion between the panel and the audience of students and professionals included the importance of continued education, working with purpose, stress management and mentorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaunders Women\u2019s Summit was an important event for men and women to have a safe space for an open discussion about equal opportunity,\u201d said Mowa Haile, founder and president and CEO of Sky Blue Builders. \u201cIt was important for me to be a panelist at this event because it\u2019s a topic that is of high importance for me and my company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the event, Saunders awarded a $500 scholarship to Mattie Carter, a Construction Management major at Colorado State University (CSU). Carter plans to graduate from CSU in the spring of 2018. She\u2019s an active member of CSU\u2019s Women in Construction Club and is also a project lead for CM Cares, a student-run volunteer group that focuses on building projects for people in need.<\/p>\n<p>This award reflects Saunders\u2019 ongoing commitment to recruitment and training, as well as ensuring women are represented as part of the company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Saunders<br \/>\n<\/strong>Saunders serves the commercial building industry as a full-service general contractor, design-builder and construction manager.\u00a0A leader in the Colorado construction industry since its inception in 1972, Saunders\u2019 experience includes a wide range of project types. Saunders is one of the region\u2019s largest general contractors and is the recipient of more than 100 industry awards for its construction excellence, employee achievements and community contributions.\u00a0 In addition, Saunders is a member of the Citadel Group \u2013 an alliance of seven regional construction-related companies with operations in 19 cities. For additional information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saundersinc.com\/\">www.saundersinc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Englewood, Colo.) \u2013 March 21, 2018\u00a0\u2013 Saunders Construction, Inc., a leading construction manager and general contractor in Colorado, held a Women\u2019s Summit in honor of National Women in Construction Week on Wednesday, March 7, to celebrate diversity in the construction industry. 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