Last week, Flaherty & Collins was honored as a finalist for the Workforce Diversity Award, one of the six prestigious awards handed out at the 13th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of Diversity Awards.

At the luncheon on Tuesday, Flaherty & Collins was a silver sponsor of the program and was honored to be nominated by Mayor Ballard and his team. Flaherty & Collins was proud to be included in a room of so many distinguished Indianapolis-based companies and corporations.

Flaherty & Collins was nominated for a series of trainings that took place last fall to all interested individuals of construction related fields. Flaherty & Collins sponsored and paid for the series of classes, which covered five modules and discussed tips for securing jobs and finding work with subcontractors within the construction field. These modules included HVAC, dry walling, painting, masonry and flooring.

In all, a total of 93 individuals attended these classes, which brought in experts from the Indianapolis-area to teach the courses and provide career advice to attendees. Flaherty & Collins plans to continue the program in 2014 as well.

“We were honored just to be nominated for such a prestigious award,” said Jerry Collins, President of Flaherty & Collins. “Yet we never set out to win awards; we do our best work when keeping our ultimate goals in mind, and this program is a prime example of how we continue to play an active role in education and diversity in the Indianapolis-area.”

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