🔥 Learn about the impact of skilled trades as one of the largest drivers of our local economy in Greater Baltimore

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Come learn about THE biggest driver of our local economy

💡Workforce Development; Skilled Trades
📅 September 30, 2026 4 PM - 7PM
🏟️ Goucher College Athenaeum
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Fast Facts on Skilled Trades

❓A skilled trade is a specialized job that requires hands-on training, technical knowledge, and practical skills rather than a four-year college degree.

👷🏼‍♂️Nearly 166,000 Marylanders work in construction, making skilled trades a major source of local jobs and household income. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

👷🏼‍♀️Baltimore County employers need to fill approximately 4,000 skilled-trade positions every year—roughly 16,000 openings between now and 2030.

🔨More than 14,000 Marylanders participated in registered apprenticeships in 2025, an all-time state record, while over 1,000 employers and organizations employed and trained apprentices. Office of Governor Wes Moore

📒Workforce training produces a measurable economic return: Maryland’s EARN program generates an estimated $19.32 in economic activity for every $1 invested. Maryland Department of Labor

Our title sponsor Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. remains one of the region's largest global employers and one of Towson's most recognizable corporate headquarters. Through its DEWALT Grow the Trades initiative, Stanley Black & Decker invested more than $7 million during 2025, bringing its total investment to $27 million since 2023 toward a long-term commitment of $60 million by 2030.