Jobs and Diversity

Pre-Apprentice Program

• Goal: 5% of onsite construction hours for pre-apprentices.

• Minneapolis Employment and Training Program will coordinate the planning, approval and implementation of this program.
  

Resident Employment

• Midtown Exchange tenants — future employers

Employment Goals

• 15% skilled minority — Goal met and exceeded at 16.78%

• 20% unskilled minority — Goal met and exceeded at 20.83%

• 5% female — Goal met and exceeded at 6.82%

• All employment goals exceed the City’s minimum requirements.
  

Implementation

• Employment notices- multimedia

• Job counselor/developer — educational workshop June 2, 2004
• Construction Exchange job fair August 11, 2004
• Central application process
• Pre-construction meetings
• Bid specifications (monthly reporting)

Subcontracting Goals

• 13% minority-owned — Goal met and exceeded at 14%

• 11% women-owned — Goal met and exceeded at 16%

Implementation

• Bid specifications
• Ryan open house for minority and women business owners — May 5, 2004, May 11, 2005
• Construction Exchange job fair August 11, 2004
• NAMC and AWC meeting attendance
• Working capital loan fund planning
• Bid package notification—multimedia
• Bid specifications — monthly reporting
• Ryan Companies US, Inc. was awarded the NAMC's 2004 For-Profit Affiliate of the Year

Summer Youth Employment

• Clean and Green

Youth Construction Outreach and Education

• Minneapolis Public School Initiative—construction careers

  • Roosevelt High School
  • North High School
    

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