Spring 2020 Valparaiso Magazine
The size of the gap between open jobs and available trades workers is widening. The spring issue of Valparaiso Magazine takes a closer look at this growing need in our own community and the educational opportunities for students interested in pursuing this lucrative career niche.
The size of the gap between open jobs and available trades workers is widening.
The spring issue of Valparaiso Magazine takes a closer look at this growing need in our own community and the educational opportunities for students interested in pursuing this lucrative career niche.
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JOHN WALSH<br />
Heat Wagon<br />
fix the things that we produce, and we need to have trained people<br />
across the spectrum to do that.”<br />
Indiana, particularly Northwest Indiana, has long been a stronghold<br />
for skilled trade industries such as construction and manufacturing.<br />
According to the Indiana Business Review, 31.8 percent of the State’s<br />
private sector is comprised of manufacturing and four percent is<br />
comprised of construction. Yet there simply aren’t enough trained<br />
workers to fill the need. “There’s a shortage in the construction work<br />
force mainly due to retirement,” says Joe Coar, consultant for special<br />
project and business development for Tonn and Blank Construction >><br />
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