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411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
SUBJECT: Media Advisory: Construct Tomorrow 2022
BY: Phil Jents, Communications and Policy Officer
Construct Tomorrow 2022
[Duluth, MN] Construct Tomorrow will take place on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 and Thursday, May 12, 2022, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm in Edmund Fitzgerald Hall/Amsoil Arena at the DECC.
A press conference will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 10:00 am with the President of the Duluth Building and Construction Trades Council Andrew Campeau, the Superintendent of ISD 709 John Magas, and additional community leaders.
Area high school students will be getting hands-on opportunities to experience work performed in different building and construction trade careers. Students will wire circuits, trowel cement, set tile and much more as they move through a series of stations staffed by representatives of 14 local union apprenticeship programs. Students will learn about earn-as-you-learn apprenticeships in high demand, living wage careers that are vital to the economic growth of our region.
Nearly 1,000 students are signed up to participate in the Construct Tomorrow event, including students from Duluth, Carlton County, the Iron Range, the North Shore and more!
In addition, there will be a community open house from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Edmund Fitzgerald Hall/Amsoil Arena at the DECC. This is an opportunity for people interested in a building and construction trade careers to meet with representatives of local union apprenticeship programs.
If you would like to cover the event and interview and/or photograph students or tradespeople, simply send an email to Corey Cusick at ccusick@hlunitedway.org.
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