Award of Recognition:
Albany High School
St. Michael the Archangel High School
Plaquemine High School
Award of Merit:
East Baton Rouge Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC)
Dutchtown High School
Holden High School
Award of Excellence:
East Ascension High School
Live Oak High School
St. Amant High School
Walker High School
West Feliciana High School
General Construction & Maintenance
Division I:
Award of Recognition:
Action Industries, Inc.
Moore Industries
Optimal Field Services
Division II:
Award of Merit:
Cajun Industries, LLC
REPCON
Award of Excellence:
EXCEL
Division III:
Award of Merit:
Worley
Zachry Group
Award of Excellence:
Brown & Root Industrial Services
Performance Contractors, Inc.
Turner Industries Group, LLC.
Specialty Trades (Soft Craft)
Division I:
Award of Recognition:
Industrial Specialists
Division II:
Award of Recognition:
Excel Modular Scaffolding
Award of Merit:
Petrin, LLC
Specialty Trade (Hard Craft)
Division I:
Award of Merit:
Westgate, LLC
Award of Excellence:
PALA
Division II:
Award of Merit:
Triad Electric and Controls
Award of Excellence:
MMR Group
ISC Constructors
Technical Support
Division I:
Award of Recognition:
Acuren Inspection
Division II:
Award of Excellence:
Turner Specialty Services, LLC
Technical Education
Award of Merit:
Baton Rouge Community College
River Parishes Community College
Award of Excellence:
The Associated Builders and Contractors, Pelican Chapter
Continuing Education
Award of Excellence:
Alliance Safety Council
LSU Online and Continuing Education
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, Inc. (GBRIA) Craft Workforce Development Awards acts as both an awards and benchmarking program. This program was developed in 2007 through a joint effort of GBRIA’s Contractor Workforce Development Committee, Board of Directors and local contractors. The program has been designed to promote best practices to improve the skills and retention of craft personnel in the region and to recognize and reward contractors, member plants, schools, educators and other individuals who contribute to recruitment, assessment, training, career path education and retention efforts. GBRIA’s Craft Workforce Development Awards offers awards for the following groups: Mechanical and Electrical Contractors; Civil and Structural Contractors; other Specialty Contractors; Industrial Plants/Facilities; High Schools and Individual Champions. These awards support one of GBRIA’s strategic objectives to ensure access to a competitive and skilled company & contract workforce.
This award is presented at the discretion of the committee to GBRIA Member Facilities, Educators, Post-secondary institutions, Individuals or Organizations who have demonstrated special initiatives or accomplishments in craft workforce development.
To nominate a GBRIA Member Facility, plants may self-nominate, receive a nomination or will be considered for nomination upon a nomination submission for a contractor or high school. If nominating a plant for a champion award, please consider the following:
To nominate an educator, post-secondary institution, individual or organization, submit the nomination form. If nominating a champion, please consider the following: