Kathy Caprino for ForbesSep 18, 2018Dirtiest Man On TV Mike Rowe Takes On America's Skills Gap ProblemAs unemployment hovers near historic lows, over 80% of construction firms have reported they are having a hard time finding qualified...
John Hitch for IndustryWeekSep 4, 2018Pen Pals: Mike Rowe and Family-Run Pen Maker Partner to Help the TradesA fourth-generation family-run pen company wouldn't write off American manufacturing. Now it's the last major one left—and the only one...
Wendy Solomon for BerksBizAug 28, 2018Sheet metal school to be built in Hamburg with help from $1M state grantPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced the state awarded a $1 million grant toward the cost of building a school in Hamburg that will train...
Anthony Salamone for The Morning CallJul 24, 2018Lehigh Valley program aims to teach potential workers about fundamentals of manufacturingEmployers will need to replace nearly 12,000 manufacturing workers during the next five years, according to a study commissioned for...
Todd Oppenheimer for Craftsmanship QuarterlyJul 17, 2018The Apprenticeship AmbivalenceAmerica’s changing landscape, in both school and work, increasingly needs a sound system of apprenticing. Yet many of us cannot see that...
Darren Dahl for ForbesJun 21, 2018How A 137-Year Manufacturer Copes With The Growing Skills GapOne of the biggest challenges facing just about every business today is finding and keeping quality employees. It’s a dramatic narrative...