Gerdy: A Workforce Trifecta in the Lynchburg Construction Industry

Gerdy: A Workforce Trifecta in the Lynchburg Construction Industry

Small contractors, manufacturers and similar businesses across the country are finding it increasingly difficult to find people qualified for highly skilled trades jobs. Over the last three or four decades, we have all witnessed manufacturing jobs being outsourced to countries with large poorly paid and often abused workforces. Minimal regulations and sometimes absence of any industry oversight creates opportunities to produce products at a fraction of the cost of producing them in the United States. Outsourcing combined with the fact that automation has eliminated thousands of more jobs has created challenges for both businesses and employees. Businesses are often […]

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