HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - The Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) is hosting the tri-annual Driven Pile Academy in Hancock County. This is a rigorous, hands-on educational event for pile drivers and other deep foundations construction professionals.

“This is such a big event, it takes three years in between events to get the site set up, get the equipment together and make sure we have arrangements for a good and safe educational process,” said PDCA President Buck Darling.

Driven piles are commonly installed as foundations for bridges and buildings, providing a stronger base on land where a structure may not have been able to stand otherwise.

As the host state, this provides companies in Mississippi a chance to find skilled workers to build their teams.

“They want business

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