[VIDEO] AGC Working to Rebuild Pipeline of Qualified Skilled Laborers

Brian Turmail of AGC talks about focusing and increasing career and technical programs at the high school and college levels in order to help fill the labor shortage and remove the stigma that trades aren't a good career path

Mar 10, 2017

Brian Turmail of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) talks about focusing and increasing career and technical programs at the high school and college levels in order to help fill the labor shortage and remove the stigma that trades aren't a good career path.

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