Workforce Development | Industrial Distribution

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Weaving a Tapestry of Talent

How businesses and employees yield benefits from “fractional leadership.”

Kevin Scheidler (instructor) and Lara Beltz (co-owner of Beltz Home Service & Explore The Trades trustee.

Ferguson, Skilled Trades Lab Award Grants to 18 Schools

The distributor says it aims to introduce 50,000 young people to the trades by 2030.

May 14, 2026

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SupplyHouse Launches Foundation for Skilled Trades Education

The e-commerce distributor outlined a “centralized hub” for its philanthropic efforts.

April 27, 2026

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Airgas Names the 2026 Schools in Its Annual Welding Education Program

This year’s list includes 51 returning schools and 25 new participants.

April 15, 2026

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Wolseley Canada to Provide $15,000 for ‘Skilled Trades Education’

The funding will go to post-secondary schools in Atlantic Canada.

April 3, 2026

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Motion Announces ‘Learning & Development Center’ Courses

The MRO giant offers classes both online and at its “Learning Centers.”

November 12, 2025

Jered Mcgill Of Viking Electric Receives His Lc

Sonepar Trains Associates in ‘Advanced Lighting Strategies’

June 18, 2026

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Airgas to Again Sponsor SkillsUSA National Championships

May 29, 2026

AI, Tariffs and Reshoring: What Skills and Roles to Hire Now

April 23, 2026

Is Your Facility Ready to Weather the ‘Silver Tsunami?’

April 17, 2026

Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Secret to Helping Young Machinists Fall in Love With the Shop Floor

February 24, 2026

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Home Depot Cutting Hundreds of Corporate Jobs

January 30, 2026

People rally on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Hundreds of Laid-Off Researchers at U.S. Workplace Safety Center Are Being Reinstated

January 15, 2026

Workers Laid Off by Tool Manufacturer to Receive Support from Labor Department

January 7, 2026

Maintenance technician Liz Cardenas replaces a conveyor belt roller at a training area in a Walmart distribution center Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark.

Walmart, Other U.S. Companies Want to Build a Pipeline of Skilled Tradespeople

December 22, 2025

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PTDA Announces 2026 ‘Industry Immersion Conference’

December 17, 2025

Aws Scholarships

$3 Million in Welding Scholarships Open for Applications

December 16, 2025

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Fastenal Announces Partnership with National FFA

December 8, 2025

Fixing Congested/Underutilized Loading Docks

Fixing Congested/Underutilized Loading Docks

Carriers are not the main cause of this problem. Here’s what’s really happening.

June 22, 2026

This undated combination of photos shows clockwise from top left the company logos for Amazon, Target, Lufthansa Group, UPS, ConocoPhillips, Intel, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Nestle.

Layoffs Are Piling Up, Raising Worker Anxiety

Some analysts say that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill.

October 29, 2025

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Ex-Amazon Driver Sues Civil Rights Agency for Dropping Her Case

The lawsuit accused the agency of unlawfully abandoning her case after an executive order from President Trump.

October 24, 2025

Maintenance workers Enaytullah Hafizi, left, originally from Afghanistan, Eric Frimpong, center, originally from Ghana, and Melvin Palmer, right, originally from Sierra Leone, fix an overhead light at Goodwin House Alexandria, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Alexandria, Va.

Immigration Crackdown Weighs Heavily on U.S. Labor Market

And it's happening at a time when hiring is already deteriorating.

October 20, 2025

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Graybar Makes 'Most Loved' Workplace List

The only distributor on the list, Graybar has been named four years running.

October 16, 2025

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Powertrain Solutions for a Workforce in Transition: Adapting to the Loss of Skilled Labor

Companies are challenged to maintain uptime and efficiency as personnel retire or move on.

October 3, 2025

A poster showing the Trump Gold Card is seen as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington.

More Americans Think Companies Benefit from Legal Immigration, Poll Finds

Americans are now less likely to say the number of legal immigrants to the U.S. should be reduced.

September 23, 2025

Worker

Billions Are Flowing into U.S. Manufacturing — but Where Are the Workers?

How can all this new capacity succeed if the workers needed to run it are missing?

September 3, 2025

Migrant farmworkers pick a vegetable crop on an early morning in Fresno, Calif., on July 18, 2025.

1.2 Million Immigrants Are Gone from the U.S. Labor Force Under Trump, Preliminary Data Shows

The figure includes those who reside across the country both legally and illegally.

September 2, 2025

Construction workers frame up a roof of wood lumber at a new home build, April 1, 2025, in Laveen, Ariz.

Labor Department Proposes More than 60 Rule Changes

The proposal, in part, targets lighting requirements at construction sites and protections for migrant farm workers.

July 22, 2025

The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, June 30, 2025.

Missouri Governor Repeals Paid Sick Leave Law Approved Last Year by Voters

But Missouri voters could get a second chance.

July 11, 2025

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Airgas to Again Sponsor SkillsUSA Conference

The company will provide all industrial gases at next week’s event.

June 18, 2025

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MSC Named a ‘Great Place to Work’

The company was recognized in the U.S. as well as in Canada, Mexico and the U.K.

June 17, 2025

Gen Z

Are Microshifts the Key to Hiring Gen Z?

For Gen Z, balance beats the corner office.

June 10, 2025

Protesters gather at the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Los Angeles, June 6, 2025.

Raids in Southern California Rattle Immigrant Communities

Immigrant advocates say the detained workers do not have criminal histories and are being denied their due process rights.

June 11, 2025