Trades

A group of local educators are seeing some of the jobs that are in demand in the region so they can share the information with students looking for options after high school.

The city bought the 100,000 square-foot facility last June to establish the center which will offer programs in welding, carpentry, construction and many other trades.

Current and former students are playing a role in the Rolla school district’s $25 million construction project, adding to and renovating four buildings.

For the fourth year in a row, St. Louis businesses say their biggest barrier to expanding employment is a lack of skilled workers. That’s according to St.…

The construction industry is booming. Nationally, employment in the sector increased by 303,000 over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, according to…