brendankinzie7Apr 7, 20192 minConstruction hiring is booming — and there still are plenty of available jobsThe U.S. shed 2.3 million construction jobs as the housing bubble burst, and has only regained about 1.85 million One of the brightest spots in recent employ...
brendankinzie7Apr 7, 20192 minGoGetter Spotlight: James MelloWe love the skilled trades and the people in them. It is our mission to encourage young people to pursue the skilled trades if they feel they feel like a fou...
brendankinzie7Apr 7, 20198 min$75,000 a year with benefits; no college needed. Yet local employers can’t fill jobsMiami is a city with an ever changing skyline. And those who make it happen — the plumbers, electricians, brick masons and carpenters — earn far above the lo...
brendankinzie7Apr 7, 20191 minEducators and labor unions collaborate to fill gap for skilled tradeThe goal is to connect labor and apprenticeships programs with local school districts. There is a big gap to fill for skilled trade and schools are hoping pr...
brendankinzie7Apr 7, 20191 minSkilled trades workers desperately needed in Michigan There are about 80,000 skilled trade jobs that remain unfilled in Michigan. A new report from Grand Valley State University says this could spell trouble for...
brendankinzie7Apr 7, 20191 minSkilled-trades training program qualifies city residents for construction jobsWhen Ezzard White launched One Hope Made Strong (OHMS), a free skilled-trades training program for young men and women living in the central city, he had no w...
