Oregon Building Congress brings educators and businesses together to achieve the shared goal of developing better-prepared applicants, including minorities and women, to the building industry. OBC's innovative programs combine academic and technical education, using the building industry as a model. Educators discover that construction provides hands-on examples of how math, science, English and social studies are actually used to build things. Businesses and governmental agencies recognize OBC's work as an investment in building a quality workforce, the very fabric of our economic well-being.