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The trades are trending — now our schools need to catch up | Opinion
Posted OnNovember 10, 2025 byScroll through TikTok or Instagram and you’ll see it — the trades are trending, with young carpenters racking up video views and proving hard work and good pay still turn heads. They’re changing minds about careers and, yes, making the trades cool again. The question is: Can the rest of us keep up? We need…Read More…
Trade Talk Podcast: From Tools to Triumph: Building Careers and Advocating for the Trades
Posted OnOctober 28, 2025 byIn this episode of Trade Talk, hosts Sarah White and Lindsay Lord sit down with Cyndie Williams, Executive Director of the Carpenter Contractor Trust, an organization representing more than 40,000 carpenters and contractors across the Eastern Atlantic States. Cyndie started her career with tools in hand and worked her way up to become the first woman…Read More…