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411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
SUBJECT: Media Advisory: Construct Tomorrow 2023
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer
Media Advisory: Construct Tomorrow 2023
Wednesday, April 26 and Thursday, April 27 | 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM | Edmund Fitzgerald Hall/DECC ARENA at the DECC | 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth MN
Press Conference: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 10:00 AM
[DULUTH, MN] Construct Tomorrow will take place on Wednesday, April 26 and Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm in Edmund Fitzgerald Hall and DECC Arena at the DECC.
A press conference will be held Wednesday, April 26 at 10:00 am with President of the Duluth Building and Construction Trades Council Andrew Campeau, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, the Superintendent of ISD 709 John Magas, Director of Duluth Workforce Development Elena Foshay, and additional community leaders.
Area high school students will explore hands-on opportunities to interface with construction organizations and experience the work performed in different building and construction trade careers at these events. Students will wire circuits, trowel cement, set tile and much more as they move through a series of stations staffed by representatives of local union apprenticeship programs in the construction field. 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.
Additionally, Duluth Construction Career Night, a community event open to the public, will be held from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 26 in Edmund Fitzgerald Hall and DECC Arena at the DECC. This is an opportunity for anyone interested in a building and construction trade careers to meet with representatives of local union apprenticeship programs, interact with contractors who are hiring, and try out some of the tools and skills that are part of the Union Apprenticeship jobs in construction. Parking will be free for those attending the event.
If you would like to cover the event and interview and/or photograph students or tradespeople, please contact Corey Cusick, Community Services Director at the Head of the Lakes United Way, at ccusick@hlunitedway.org.
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