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About PWC

Professional Women in Construction (PWC) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization committed to advancing professional, entrepreneurial and managerial opportunities for women and other "non-traditional" populations in construction and related industries. With 5 chapters and over 1,000 members, PWC serves a constituency of close to 10,000, representing a broad spectrum of the industry. As its mission, PWC encourages and advances the goals and interests of woman and minority owned businesses.

Members

PWC's members represent a broad spectrum of the industry that serves real estate owners, developers, facilities & property managers and public agencies. They include general construction and specialty contractors; A & E firms, environmental services and suppliers of all kinds of goods and services.

Because our core client industries have many and diverse needs, PWC also draws representatives from the services sector: law and accounting firms, insurance/surety & bonding companies, banks and financial services, graphic designers, printers, computer consultants, travel agencies, marketing specialists and more.

Supporters

Many major national and international corporations and public agencies such as Turner Construction Company, Tishman Realty & Construction Co, Inc., Ibex Construction, Henegan Construction, BPCA, Bovis Lend Lease, SimplexGrinnell, Port Authority of NY & NJ, The Park Avenue Bank, Battery Park City Authority, Langan Engineering, AXA Advisors, STV, Plaza Construction and Wal-Mart Realty, Inc. are members & sponsors supporting the aims of PWC. We applaud the w/mbe member companies that have also joined as PWC annual sponsors: ACC Construction, Altus Metal & Marble, Economic Project Solutions, GCK Consulting, Testwell Laboratories and Turtle & Hughes.  »Full list of PWC Sponsors

Advocate for woman and minority-owned firms

PWC encourages and advances the aims and goals of woman- and minority-owned businesses. The PWC annual W/MBE Technical Assistance Workshop & Opportunity Fair disseminates information on government certification and promotes business interchange with public agencies and companies with supplier diversity programs.

Affilations

AFFILIATIONS and interaction with other associations
PWC serves on the Board of Directors of New York Women's Agenda and is a member of New York Building Congress, Greater NY Construction User Council, National Minority Business Council, NYC / LI One Call Center (sustaining member), National Council of Women and U.S. Women' s Chamber of Commerce.

Officers and Board of Directors 2005-2008

*MEMBERSHIP: OPEN TO WOMEN, MEN and COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT THE AIMS OF PWC*

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June 9, 2008
Golf Outing

June 24, 2008
Meet the Real Estate Industry

July 31, 2008
Developers Forum breakfast

PWC Chapters
PWC-CT
PWC-Capital Region (DC,VA,MD)
PWC-NJ
PWC-NE Pennsylvania


Media

MEET OUR PRESIDENT, Lenore Janis
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LOHAS Lifestyles video presentation: GREEN BUILDINGS

Features commentary by PWC women
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