AZBigMedia
When you think of construction, you might think of a man wearing a tool belt.
Picture this instead. A single mother of three, who started as a painter in 1994, found out she could learn carpentry through a free class, earn college credit and double her hourly wage.
That is what Iris Bost, a 41-year-old woman from Globe, is doing through Construction Academy, a program sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The academy has more than 400 participants this year, 40 percent of which are women, according to Corey Foster, workforce program development manager.
