June 30, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Hosts Masonry Contractors Program July 22

                SALISBURY, N.C. — Over the next five years, the U.S. Department of Defense will spend between $5-7 billion on construction projects at North Carolina military bases. Many of the projects will include significant masonry work. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host a July 22 program to help North Carolina masonry contractors learn about the projects and network with general contractors, designers and government officials.

                 The N.C. Military Business Center and the N.C. Masonry Contractors Association are sponsoring the program, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at RCCC's North Campus in Salisbury, building 200, room 260-261.

                 The program will include structured networking sessions with prime contractors and government representatives, a panel discussion of contractors doing military construction (MILCON) work, and short sessions on upcoming projects.

                 To register, visit the N.C. Military Business Center website at www.MCMBC.us/masonry. For more details, call the NCMBC at 877-245-5520 or e-mail to burrellj@ncmbc.us.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.