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One year ago my parents’ home burned to the ground. It was a tough thing for my parents and my kids, as they were all there when it happened. Today, as I watch the construction of their new home, I am a spectator to the incredible process I have lived through every day for the last 25 years.

For 33 years, Celedon has been a part of our team. You read that right, 33 years. As a Site Crew Foreman, his job is one of the most physically demanding in our company. Throughout each challenge on the job, he always has a smile on his face and immense pride in his final product.

With a construction internship, you bridge the gap between what you’re learning in the classroom and what you experience at the office. Internships in the industry propel your understanding and prepare you for what is to come post-graduation. Here’s what our current and past interns think are the most important parts of an internship.

ACE Leadership High School is the product of Associated General Contractors New Mexico’s notice of the construction labor shortage in the region. AGC gathered industry partners to support the educational endeavor, and we have been honored to continue involvement in the lives of the students.

All eighties Video Gamers unite! In its third year, Parade of Playhouses pairs design teams and general contractors and assigns the teams with different categories. This year, with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, we will be building an eighties video game themed playhouse.

We changed our building materials for a good cause. After 2,976 cans, the Jaynes and Dekker/Perich/Sabatini team completed Los Miniones sculpture for Canstruction 2016. The team worked to balance the old and the new by creating a scene where Minions, made famous by Despicable Me, were watching Steamboat Willie.

Jaynes Corporation partnered with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini and New Mexico Appleseed on a fundraising project to create playhouses that were auctioned off at an event named “Parade of Playhouses.” Other local architects, builders, and designers also participated in this effort.

Rusty Hiers, Jaynes Project Manager, had his head shaved again for the 5th year in a row to stand in solidarity with kids being treated for cancer. In the United States, more children are lost to cancer than any other disease and worldwide, a child is diagnosed with cancer every three minutes.

On November 13th, we had a groundbreaking ceremony at the Aspen Elementary School job site. We had the silver shovels and new Jaynes hard hats all ready for the 1, 2, 3 toss some dirt picture. You know – the one where everyone lines up and takes a scoop of dirt and we call it a groundbreaking! Well, as you might have guessed, this one was not much different than any other groundbreaking ceremony that Jaynes has been a part of. Only one difference!

One year ago my parents’ home burned to the ground. It was a tough thing for my parents and my kids, as they were all there when it happened. Today, as I watch the construction of their new home, I am a spectator to the incredible process I have lived through every day for the last 25 years.

For 33 years, Celedon has been a part of our team. You read that right, 33 years. As a Site Crew Foreman, his job is one of the most physically demanding in our company. Throughout each challenge on the job, he always has a smile on his face and immense pride in his final product.

With a construction internship, you bridge the gap between what you’re learning in the classroom and what you experience at the office. Internships in the industry propel your understanding and prepare you for what is to come post-graduation. Here’s what our current and past interns think are the most important parts of an internship.