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Skilled Trades Stigma

By Mike Holmes

Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 10:01am

I say it a lot, but to me, my dad really was Superman. I thought he was a...

Stigma In The Skilled Trades

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Friday, January 18th, 2019 @ 4:27pm

I have been working in the skilled trades since I was 14 years old. When I started as...

(Badass) Professional Women in Construction Engineering

By Sherry Holmes

Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 2:38pm

Working in the trades can be a really amazing and satisfying career. Being a woman in the trades...

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