The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters officially broke ground on a 37,000-square-foot Training Center and Regional Office in Papillion on June 3. The building will be located at 10761 Virginia Plaza (108th and Giles Road) in Papillion. The new facility will house member training facilities, meeting and office space for Locals 427, 1306 and 1463, office space for Council staff, and a branch office for Wilson-McShane, which provides benefit funds for members. The new building will house the latest in modern technology for both the training and office spaces. Members are particularly excited to see the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) investing in their community. Completion on the building is expected in Summer 2015.
The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters represents nearly 19,000 members in 28 Locals throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Members include carpenters, interior systems carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers and floor coverers. It is governed by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. For more information about The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, please visit www.northcountrycarpenter.org.
Pictured from left: Steve Banys, Local 948, NCSRCC Council President; Pat Nilsen, Local 1306, NCSRCC Executive Director; Dave Tharp, UBC Midwestern District Vice President; John Raines, NCSRCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer; David Black, Mayor of Papillion; Scott Buchholz, Sarpy Co. Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman; Phil Askvig, NCSRCC Director of Resource Management; Kevin Hilton, NCSRCC Director for Nebraska. General Contractor on the job is D.R. Anderson Constructors, Co. Architect is Schemmer Architects.