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PROJECT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Jan Blackmon, American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Dallas
Brad Brown, TEXO
Jane Hanna, Construction Education Foundation (CEF)
Candy Slocum, InterLink
American Institute of Architects AIA Dallas, the seventh largest chapter of The American
Institute of Architects, empowers architects to excel and impact their practice, profession and
community. AIA Dallas has a membership base of more than 2,000 members and 300
architectural firms.
Construction Education Foundation of North Texas or better known as CEF Inc located near the
DFW Airport is a college dedicated to providing students and employees in the construction
industry avenues of broadening their skill levels and providing classes that will enable them to
further advance within their current employment situation or to further advance their
Construction Industry Careers.
InterLink is a nonprofit organization with 26 years of labor market and industry trend
forecasting. InterLink acts as a bridge between business and education providing secondary
and post-secondary education institutions in the Dallas/Fort Worth region industry driven
forecasts for Career and Technical Education program planning and curriculum development to
train a highly skilled regional workforce.
TEXO combines the two largest national construction associations to unify, advocate, and
advance the construction industry in North and East Texas. Representing the leading general
contractors and specialty contractors in our region, TEXO members are critical to the growth,
economic standing, and improvement of our area.
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