WHEREAS, national Careers in Construction Week is an annual week designated to increase public awareness and appreciation of the construction craft professional and the entire construction workforce; and

        WHEREAS, during this week, employers, trade associations, and schools are encouraged to conduct job fairs, panel discussions, and local community events to inform students of the vast employment opportunities in construction; and

        WHEREAS, The construction industry is one of our nation's largest industries, employing 7.2 million individuals in the U.S. alone, and the number of wage and salary jobs in the construction industry is expected to grow approximately 15 percent through the year 2012; and

        WHEREAS, The construction industry must fill 240,000 jobs each year just to meet our growing workforce demand; and

        WHEREAS, we are pleased to honor the construction craft professional and the critical role they play in the development of Idaho; and

        WHEREAS, The National Center for Construction Education and Research was created by the construction industry to standardize training and enhance the industry image by promoting the hard work and dedication of our nation's craft professionals; and

        WHEREAS, The National Center for Construction Education and Research is supported by thirty-two national associations and their state chapters, representing more than 150,000 contractor employers; and

        WHEREAS, Through this unprecedented partnership, the construction industry is leading the way in providing young people career opportunities while increasing the quality of the future workforce;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim October 16-20, 2006, to be

CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION WEEK
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 25th day of September in the year of our Lord two-thousand and six and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE