{"id":15321,"date":"2021-11-16T17:16:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T17:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/?p=15321"},"modified":"2021-11-16T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T17:16:26","slug":"crossland-purchases-pitsco-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/news\/crossland-purchases-pitsco-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossland Purchases Pitsco Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ivan Crossland, Sr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Harvey Dean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

An unexpected partnership with a lot of potential!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Crossland\u2019s recent purchase of Pitsco, a well-established STEM curriculum-based company in Southeast Kansas, was an unusual pairing to most. However, once you take a deeper look, you\u2019ll see why this sale and purchase made perfect sense for both companies.<\/p>\n

Our similarities start from the very beginning. Most of you reading know our story. But to recap: Ivan Crossland, Sr. (our founder), started Crossland Construction<\/a> out of the family garage in 1977.<\/p>\n

Harvey Dean, Pitsco\u2019s<\/a> founder, started his company in 1971, creating hands-on learning kits in a garage. And, the unexpected connections continue from there. Both founders had an undeniable passion for education. Despite growing up in the Great Depression and dropping out of school at age 13 to work, Ivan Sr. never gave up on bettering himself or meeting his educational aspirations. With eight kids at home and working multiple jobs, he still earned his GED and later his Associates Degree. Ivan\u2019s passion for education is a quality he encouraged in his sons and current company leaders of Crossland Construction<\/a>. And, over 40 years later, education is still at the heart of our company. We\u2019ve created many in-house educational programs over the years. Here are some you may or may not know about: <\/p>\n

The Crossland Academ<\/strong>y \u2013 a nationally accredited, in-house education program that offers skilled trades certification and training in concrete, heavy equipment operation, ironworking, leadership, and much more <\/p>\n

50\/50 Apprenticeship Program<\/strong> \u2013 our apprenticeship program gives high school students a jump start on a career in construction offering trade programs in carpentry, ironworking, and heavy equipment operation <\/p>\n

Internship Program<\/strong> \u2013 our internship program gives students majoring in Construction Management or Engineering a hands-on experience and training to supplement their university curriculum <\/p>\n

The Crossland Connection<\/strong> \u2013 a business to school partnership where we teach the importance of skilled trades to interested students <\/p>\n

The purchase of Pitsco was a worthy endeavor for both companies. Together, Crossland and Pitsco will foster the next generation of builders by providing students with the facilities and materials they need to succeed. <\/p>\n

There are lots of ideas and plans on the horizon. We can\u2019t wait to see the impact on our industry\u2019s future as we work together to create a well-educated workforce of problem-solvers and leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An unexpected partnership with a lot of potential! Crossland\u2019s recent purchase of Pitsco, a well-established STEM curriculum-based company in Southeast Kansas, was an unusual pairing to most. However, once you take a deeper look, you\u2019ll see why this sale and purchase made perfect sense for both companies. Our similarities start from the very beginning. Most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,25],"tags":[21],"class_list":{"0":"post-15321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-red-iron-magazine","9":"tag-crossland-construction","10":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/129605535-xl-scaled-1-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/129605535-xl-scaled-1-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Sam Bogle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/author\/sbogle\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crossland.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}