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CWA Announces 2010 Journalism and Photography Award Winners

“Competition was fierce, and discussion among the judges was spirited,” said Committee Co-Chair Janet Cohen, director of research for Barton Malow Company. More »

CWA Announces 2010-2011 Board of Directors

CWA announced its leadership team for 2010-2011:  Tracie Christie, president; Bill Wilson, first vice president; Marc Ramsey, second vice president; and Susan Garritano, immediate past president. More »

Call for Entries: CWA 2010 Marketing Communications Awards

Entries are being accepted for the CWA’s 2010 Marketing Communications Awards. The annual awards, in their tenth year, recognize an important aspect More »

Call For Entries: CWA 2010 Website and Electronic Communications Awards

Entries are being accepted for CWA’s 2010 Website and Electronic Communications Awards. Now in their 13th year, the awards recognize excellence More »

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About CWA

Consise History Cover CWA: A Concise History
by Tom Kuennen

The Construction Writers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan, international organization for journalists, writers, editors, and public relations professionals serving the information needs of the construction industry. The association strives to provide educational benefits to its members.

CWA holds two conferences a year: an annual conference in May in Washington, D.C., and a fall conference in October in Chicago, IL. Each conference features an awards dinner to recognize remarkable professionals and provides members with excellent networking and educational opportunities. The Journalism Awards, Photography Awards, Silver Hard Hat Awards, and Build A Future Scholarship are awarded to winners at the annual conference, and the Marketing Communications Awards and the Website and Electronic Communications Awards are presented at the fall conference.

In 2010, one conference will be held in Chicago as the CWA Annual Conference in the fall and all of the winners will be presented their awards during the Grand Awards Dinner creating one magnificent conference and awards ceremony!

In addition to these conferences, the association hosts receptions and events at national industry meetings and trade shows. A quarterly newsletter informs members about current activities, members' accomplishments, important industry developments, coming industry events, and job opportunities.

CWA History

The Construction Writers Association was incorporated in the state of New York in 1958. It was founded as an outgrowth of an informal gathering of construction magazine and newspaper editors and writers covering the 1956 meeting of the Highway Officials of the Atlantic States in Atlantic City, NJ. CWA's organizational meeting, at which the first officers were elected, was held at the Stevens Hotel (now the Conrad Hilton) during the January 1957 meeting of the Associated Equipment Distributors in Chicago. If we date our inception from the incorporation date, CWA celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2008.