Mentorship program builds building trades managers

A firm belief that catching the interest of young people early drives the ACE mentorship program for architecture, construction and engineering, led locally by Skanska. Second Wave editor Kathy Jennings explores an example of how local companies are cooperating in an educational program to keep their industry's workforce growing.

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