Latest news with #JesseTaylor
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
North Carolina students building tiny home for Helene victim
BURNSVILLE, NC (WGHP) — At Mountain Heritage High School in Yancey County, the sounds of saws and hammers fill the air. To those in that part of Yancey County, it's the sound of hope. Students in Jeremy Dotts' Advanced Carpentry class are building a tiny house that will go to help a victim of Hurricane Helene. Find out What's Right With Our Schools! Says Dotts, 'We literally started in January on the very first house and that's what you see right over there.' This house is special for a number of reasons. Hurricane Helene hit their community hard, so they all felt and saw the loss firsthand. According to Dotts, 'The floodwaters were really what hit me and see more than anything because we have really two major rivers that flood that come through. Yancey County, that just wiped-out whole areas. So it's been it's been devastating.' Jesse Taylor, a senior advance carpentry student, remembers it well. 'There was trees down all over the roads. Driveways were destroyed. A lot of my neighbors' driveways . We live next to a Creek, rocks everywhere in the yards. Just a lot of damage. It was really sad to see,' he said. But knowing they are a part of the rebuilding and healing process helps. 'They (the students) have bought in completely to what they're doing. Their hearts are in it. They know who this house is going to. They know that the foundations that they're working with, like rebuilding hollers is, you know, their hearts in the right place with doing this to help our community members,' said Dotts. And while they are raising the walls, their level of experience has gone up as well. 'I have 18 kids in here building 3 individual projects, so they're not always able to get to me right away,' Dotts says. 'They have to figure that out and make those mistakes and in the process of making those mistakes, they really learn.' Plus, he says they are also learning something that can't be taught in any book: empathy and compassion. 'That is something that you it's very difficult to teach kids to do, but if you instill it in them. They really get it. And they love it. They really do buy into it.' For the students it makes them feel useful in the clean up and rebuilding. 'It's great being able to get the experience and give back to the community just to help someone that's needing it,' said senior Carter Tabor. Jesse Taylor added, 'Yeah, it's brought back, you know, lot of hope getting back in here after the hurricane. It's pretty nice getting able to work and give back to the community.' A community that recognizes and needs their help. This house was paid for with donations to the Rebuilding Hollers Foundation. They are hoping to build many more homes in the future as they try to regain what once was. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
THE PROLIFT RIGGING COMPANY LAUNCHES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUEPRINT SUPPLY CHAIN TO AID DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The ProLift Rigging Company, a leading provider of solutions-based industrial construction services, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with BluePrint Supply Chain, a trusted expert in mission-critical supply chain management services, to create the Data Center Construction Alliance—a comprehensive resource that provides end-to-end construction and logistics management for Data Center owners, contractors, and manufacturers. The Data Center Construction Alliance combines the experience of ProLift Rigging's data center project managers, riggers, and engineers with BluePrint Supply Chain's experts in data center program management and logistics services to provide focused solutions for data center projects across North America. "Most data center construction projects are handled locally, utilizing local crane & rigging services with supply chains supported by national freight forwarders or third-party logistics companies," said Jesse Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of The ProLift Rigging Company. "As data center designs become more complicated and jobsite locations more geographically diverse, this multi-vendor system can lead to inefficiencies and project delays. The DCCA is the logical next step for the data center construction industry—consolidating critical services and concentrating knowledge, experience, and skill that can be applied to multiple jobsites, accelerating speed to market by creating standardized, predictable, and measurable outcomes." The Data Center Construction Alliance will also help drive innovation through engineering and analytics. In the coming months, the DCCA will recruit a steering committee made up of construction experts, project engineers, and critical gear manufacturers throughout the data center industry to identify and address construction and supply chain-related challenges. "Our goal is to position the DCCA as a resource for the entire industry," commented Jarret Atkinson, Vice President of Operations for BluePrint Supply Chain. "Our steering committees will strategically lean into universal construction and supply chain challenges for the betterment of the entire industry." At the time of launch, the DCCA membership will consist of BluePrint Supply Chain and ProLift Rigging. The DCCA will add more members, expanding its capabilities and expertise. Further information can be obtained by visiting the Data Center Construction Alliance's website at About The ProLift Rigging Company ProLift Rigging is a leading supplier of industrial construction services offering safe, innovative solutions and insightful consultation for modern, mission-critical construction projects in need of predictable results. With a rapidly growing network of locations throughout North America, ProLift offers a full portfolio of services, including traditional crane and rigging, machinery moving, warehousing and storage, heavy-haul transport, logistics management, integration, and project buffering. Visit to learn more. About BluePrint Supply Chain BluePrint Supply Chain is a cutting-edge leader in industrial supply chain management for large-scale commercial construction projects and mission-critical gear. Utilizing the P2M method (Plan, Manage, Measure), BluePrint provides full-service oversight and reporting at every link of the construction supply chain, providing clients with unmatched visibility and insight into their projects. BluePrint offers a full suite of management services, including logistics, first/last mile hauling, warehousing, buffering, and site setting. Visit to learn more. Contact Information:The ProLift Rigging CompanyJake Shepich630-337-1059jshepich@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The ProLift Rigging Company Sign in to access your portfolio
