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skill level and English proficiency increased, some were promotedto the foremen and supervisory levels, where they performed verycapably. Two great examples include Cecilio Gonzalez and VincenteSalinas.Milton ChicasTraining and Education DirectorMilton began his career at WayneBrothers in 2008 as a Field TrainingInstructor with a degree in CivilEngineering and a Master’s inInternational Business from GardnerWebb University.Milton serves on multiple advisoryboards including Rowan CabarrusSchools Construction Program,Centralina Workforce Development,CPCC Construction Management,and Carolinas AGC ConstructionSupervision.One of Milton’s training specialties isthe ability to merge current technologywith hands on demonstrations,though he just as effectively teachesconventional courses in the field withhammer in hand.Cecilio Gonzalez was hired as a foreman in September of1994, and promoted to Superintendent in January 2004. In 2000,Cecilio won Core Employee of the year. In 2002, he won OverallEmployee of the Year and the Presidential Gold Level Award.Cecilio completed his Journeyman Form Carpentry training, and in2005, he won Superintendent of the Year. Vincente Salinas beganhis career with Wayne Brothers in August of 1997 as a FinishingTechnician. In 2003, he won Finishing Employee of the Year, andthen in 2005 he won the Presidential Gold Level Award.The new Latino supervisory personnel were also helpful inrecruiting motivated Latino applicants with a working knowledgeof English. Early Latino hires appreciated the opportunity toparticipate in the company training programs, which assistedthem to move towards their personal goals of an improved life andbrighter future for them and their families, and also ensured theyhad the skills to deliver the high quality product associated withWayne Brothers.By the beginning of the new century, WBI management hadcome to rely even more heavily on Latino applicants to producethe skilled trade workers who were able to execute the increasinglycomplex projects undertaken by the company. A bilingual trainer,Milton Chicas, was hired to provide training in both Spanish andEnglish, although the company continued to encourage employeesto learn English, and offered courses in English as a secondlanguage. WBI complied with the legal requirements for screeningapplicants by being the first company in its area to adopt theE-verify system to validate the legal status of prospective workers.The company relationship with its Latino employees proved to be32 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
...hard-working Latino employees were trained to a highdegree of proficiency in their crafts and trades...On Solid33
Page 3 and 4: BY CLARENCE HORTONTHE STORY OF WAYN
Page 5 and 6: Four GenerationsPictured left to ri
Page 7: with growth, new buildings, expansi
Page 10 and 11: Lancaster Valley of Pennsylvania an
Page 12 and 13: long period of illness. She had liv
Page 14 and 15: Claude Delmar WayneBorn February 20
Page 16 and 17: The Jesse Everett Wayne family circ
Page 19 and 20: PiedmontCHAPTER TWOThe first major
Page 21 and 22: Keith and Eric as young boyson the
Page 23 and 24: When work was slow at the sawmill,
Page 25 and 26: Bobby Phillips,Eric Wayne andKeith
Page 27 and 28: The Waynes were fortunate to be abl
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Page 32 and 33: those submitted by more experienced
Page 34 and 35: emodeled into a modern office facil
Page 36 and 37: elieves that a recognition of chang
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Page 42 and 43: successful both for WBI and the new
Page 44 and 45: flatter and more level floor surfac
Page 46 and 47: In August 1996, Isaiah Wayne, oldes
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Page 50 and 51: Wayne graduated from high school in
Page 52 and 53: When interviewed for an article in
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Page 64 and 65: As work on the Premier MOB site was
Page 67 and 68: A TurningCHAPTER FIVEAfter more tha
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Page 71 and 72: fast tracked project. His impressio
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Page 77 and 78: Joaquin Reveles was recognized for
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Page 83 and 84: Building on theCHAPTER SIXFor Shann
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Talison Row Apartments inDaniel Isl
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Jason Sisk describes the emphasis o
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Training on theLaser ScreedTraining
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years.” While Mr. Ashworth agrees
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Chad HensleyVP and Project Executiv
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Cancer Center, the company carried
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Cherie Berry presentedthe ABC’s G
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Gary Akers and his team of WBI carp
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WBI’s BB&T Ballpark crew celebrat
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Jim ElderSenior EstimatorJim Elder
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The NextCHAPTER EIGHTAlthough Wayne
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Reveal of theproposed designfor WBI
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three county area, “coming togeth
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Curb and sidewalk construction atth
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is also room in the large, easily-a
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In announcing the addition of Isaia
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Peterbuilt Dump Truck /Interstate T
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Terrie Simone, Lacie Jones, Casey F
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craftsmanship; a vision for the fut
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“Since its founding in 1985 as a
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