W. M. Jordan Company has received project recognition for its work on the Newport News Trades Center at Virginia Peninsula Community College, with the facility named a Best Small Project by ENR MidAtlantic. The award highlights a construction project designed to expand hands-on workforce training in the Hampton Roads region.
The Newport News Trades Center was developed to provide students with practical education and training for skilled-trades careers. The facility is now supporting active instruction, with classrooms being used for hands-on training.
The project comes as contractors and other construction employers continue to face challenges recruiting qualified workers. Training facilities that connect students with practical skills can help strengthen regional workforce pipelines for construction and other technical trades.
Virginia Peninsula Community College’s facility is positioned to serve that need in Hampton Roads by providing dedicated space for trades-focused education.
The Best Small Project designation from ENR MidAtlantic recognizes the Newport News Trades Center as part of the publication’s regional project awards program.
W. M. Jordan Company served on the project team, while RRMM Architects was the architect. The recognition brings attention to both the facility’s construction and its role in supporting workforce development.
For construction owners and contractors, workforce-development facilities have significance beyond their immediate building programs. Expanding access to trades education can help communities develop workers for construction, maintenance and other technical occupations.
The Newport News Trades Center demonstrates how institutional construction can support broader workforce objectives while creating specialized facilities for hands-on education. Its recognition also highlights the value of projects that combine construction delivery with long-term regional workforce needs.
Source: W.M. Jordon.
