WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — While the weather could’ve been better, Monday’s official groundbreaking on a skilled labor training center couldn’t have come at a better time.
In an effort to combat a serious skilled labor shortage, the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights turned the dirt on a 67,000 square-foot training center in Wayland, located on a nearly 20 acre site just east of US-131.
For the industry, the training center is much-needed. Experts say about 6 million construction jobs are unfilled right now and about 60 percent of contractors are looking for workers.
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