Trade Workers

A woman wearing a dark red shirt stands in front of gray metal bars. The woman is wearing glasses, a bright yellow utility vest and a white hard hat.

Kansas City Exceeds Need for Electricians as Green Energy Grows

Naomi Alexander spent two years studying accounting at Missouri Southern State University before deciding it was not the right path for her. When her father, a lifelong sprinkler fitter, suggested she consider a trade career, he “lit a fire” in her, she said.  After doing some research, Alexander enrolled in the Missouri Apprentice Ready Program,…

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