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Lowe's is investing $250 million over the next decade to help train 250,000 skilled trade workers.
Lowe’s Foundation will invest $250 million over 10 years to train 250,000 skilled trade workers.
KEY POINTS
- AI is accelerating white-collar job disruption, making skilled trades more resilient and in demand.
- The U.S. will need 456,000 additional construction workers by 2027 due to labor shortages.
- Top Lowe’s executives are now encouraging their children to pursue trade careers over four-year degrees.
- BlackRock and Google have recently made major investments to expand the skilled trades workforce pipeline.
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