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Turner Construction's Unique Training Program

Sam Simon
Jun 4, 2010

Turner Construction recently wrapped up a unique partnership with Georgia Tech in which it taught a class on construction management and also led the labs. What was of particular interest were the labs, as these commonly consisted of visiting actual jobsites. This allowed the students to get real, hands-on experience with the material they were learning about in the class. To share his experiences with this program Brian Burleigh, Project Executive in Turner Construction's southeast office, joins the Construction Business Podcast. Guest: Brian Burleigh Website: www.TurnerConstruction.com


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