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CARRIE, THANKS FOR BEING ON THE

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SHOW TODAY.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>>

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GERRY, BACK TO YOU.

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>> AN EYE OPENER ON INDIANA'S

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WORKFORCE FRONT MORE THAN 30,000

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CONSTRUCTION TRADE JOBS WILL

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NEED TO BE FILLED IN THE STATE

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OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

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>> TIME NOW FOR I ON EDUCATION.

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>> A CONTINUING CHALLENGE IN

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INDIANA AND ACROSS THE

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COUNTRY---HOW TO GET MORE PEOPLE

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INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN

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CONSTRUCTION.

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JOBS LIKE BRICKLAYING, CARPENTRY

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AND PLUMBING CONTINUE TO BE IN

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HIGH DEMAND. SO, TO TACKLE THE

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PROBLEM, THE TIPPECANOE BUILDING

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TRADES COUNCIL IS ONCE AGAIN

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SPONSORING AN APPRENTICESHIP

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EXPO THIS SUMMER.

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TRADES COUNCIL PRESIDENT STEPHEN

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SNYDER JOINS US FROM THE

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CARPENTERS LOCAL 215

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APPRENTICESHIP CLASS IN

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LAFAYETTE.

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AS ALWAYS, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

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>> GOOD SEEING YOU, GERRY,

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THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON.

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>> YOU'RE AT A BUSY PLACE AT THE

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TRAINING CENTER.

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WHAT IS GOING ON IN BACK OF YOU?

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>> ANOTHER DAY AT THE LOCAL 215,

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AN APPRENTICESHIP CLASS, THIRD

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YEAR APPRENTICES, WORKING ON

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LAYOUT, BUILDING LAYOUT WITH BIM

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SYSTEMS AND TOTAL TECHNOLOGY.

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>> REALLY TEE THIS UP FOR US IF

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YOU WOULD.

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WE HEAR EVERY DAY ABOUT THE

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WORKFORCE CHALLENGES ACROSS ALL

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INDUSTRIES, AS YOU LOOK AT THE

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BUILDING TRADE, HOW SERIOUS IS

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THE WORKER SHORTAGE?

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>> WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A

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LONG TIME ACTIVELY RECRUITING.

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WE'VE SEEN THIS CLIFF COMING

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WITH RESPECT TO AVAILABLE

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WORKFORCE IN THE 21st CENTURY.

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COVID HAS REALLY ACCELERATED THE

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PROBLEM WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US,

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WHICH IS A TRADE WORKFORCE TO

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BUILD THE FACTORY, POUR THE

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CONCRETE, BUILD THE WALLS, THE

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HOSPITALS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

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WE'RE AT A CRITICAL POINT IN OUR

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HISTORY ACROSS THE COUNTRY BEING

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ABLE TO HAVE THAT WORKFORCE.

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WE HAVE TO DOUBLE OUR EFFORTS IN

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GETTING THAT ACCOMPLISHED.

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>> PART OF THAT IS BUILDING

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TRADES EXPO.

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THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR FOR

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IT IN TIPPECANOE COUNTY.

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A YEAR OFF FOR COVID.

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WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO GET

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ACROSS?

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IS IT AN EDUCATIONAL PIECE TO

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INFORM THE PUBLIC BOTH YOUNG

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PEOPLE, OR WORKERS IN GENERAL,

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PARENTS, EVERYONE?

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>> YEAH, ANYBODY THAT'S WANTING

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TO -- DIFFERENT CAREER

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OPPORTUNITIES, WE'VE WORKED HARD

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IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS DEVELOPING

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RELATIONSHIPS WITH CTE

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DIRECTORS, SUPERINTENDENTS,

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PRINCIPLES AND TEACHERS TO GIVE

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THEM AN EDUCATION WITH WHAT IS

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OUT THERE WITH THE

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APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

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IT IS REALLY AN AWESOME SYSTEM

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AVAILABLE FOR ANYBODY TO GO

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THROUGH A BONA FIDE

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APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, 100%

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PAID FOR, LEARN A CRAFT, A

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TRADE, BE AN EXPERT IN THAT

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FIELD AND MAKE GOOD MONEY.

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AS FAR AS A COMPENSATION IS

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CONCERNED, THAT'S ONLY GOING TO

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SKYROCKET AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

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EVERY PROJECT, AS EVERYBODY

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KNOWS, STARTS WITH A SHOVEL AND

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SOME DIRT BEING MOVED.

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>> GIVE US AN IDEA, IF YOU WILL,

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YOU MENTIONED SALARIES, AND

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THESE ARE GOOD -- JOBS THAT PAY

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GOOD WAGES, THESE ARE CAREERS

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THAT FOLKS, IF THEY'RE TRAINED,

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CAN REALLY LAUNCH INTO WHAT CAN

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BE A SUBSTANTIAL CAREER.

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>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

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YOU CAN GO THROUGH A FIVE-YEAR

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BONA FIDE APPRENTICESHIP

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PROGRAM, I'M A PIPEFITTER BY

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TRADE, I WENT THROUGH A PROGRAM,

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GRADUATED AFTER FIVE YEARS,

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WORKED AND LEARNED WHILE I

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LEARNED MONEY, AND WE MAKE UP

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$100,000 A YEAR AND THEN SOME,

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YOU GRADUATE WITH ZERO COLLEGE

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DEBT, A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF

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INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED SKILLS IN

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HIGH DEMAND.

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SO IT REALLY IS ONE OF THE BEST

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KEPT SECRETS THAT WE HAVE GOING.

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WE JUST NEED TO GET IN FRONT OF

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TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS TO

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GET THEM KNOW THERE IS AN OPTION

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TO REALLY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL

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CAREER.

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>> TIPPECANOE BUILDING TRADES

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COUNCIL DOUBLING DOWN WITH THE

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APPRENTICESHIP EXPO JUNE THROUGH

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JULY.

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE BUILDING