Summary:

– CareerTech has nearly 7,000 students on waiting lists for trade programs.

– $68M request aims to expand classrooms, teachers and outreach.

– Trades shortages threaten data center growth and economic development.

Whether you’re a homeowner, trying to get a bathroom sink unclogged or a developer building a multimillion-dollar data center, the questions are often the same: “Why is it always so hard to find good tradespeople when you need them?”

A chronic shortage of plumbers, electricians, HVAC workers and others trained in the construction industry are in short supply and experts say the situation is growing worse by the year. The U.S. skilled labor shortage has even caught the attention of industrialists overseas.

At a recent conference in Oklahoma City, Mitsubishi He

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