Articles Tagged with ''veterans''

Clockwork Home Services offers franchise opportunities for veterans

The company is currently offering HVAC, plumbing and electrical franchises in select locations across North America.

January 26, 2015

The company is offering a 10% discount off the initial investment of one of these franchises for honorably discharged veterans.

Troops to Trades launches web tool to help recruit veterans

Veterans can use the new website tools to learn about careers in the trades.

January 26, 2015

Troops to Trades is a nonprofit scholarship and career assistance program.

Industry associations develop programs to attract workers

Workforce development, water efficiency and waterborne diseases were among the issues discussed April 22 during the third annual meeting of the Plumbing Industry Leadership Coalition in Washington.

Bob Miodonski

June 26, 2014

ASPE is offering an online plumbing design course, which it developed with UCLA. It is in the process of creating an associate degree program for plumbing design with the City College of San Francisco. It exhibited for the first time at the USA Science and Engineering Festival, which was held April 26-27 in Washington and attended by elementary and high school students from across the country.

Veterans Day in the plumbing industry

How you can support our military veterans.

Kelly Faloon

November 18, 2013

I grew up in Cadillac, Mich. And no, it’s not near Detroit. My parents still live there, and I like to go back and visit — especially when the high-speed pace of Chicago gets to me.

Recruiting veterans for the trades in the PHC industry

With the ongoing labor shortage for skilled workers, the PHC industry is looking to military veterans to fill the gap.

Kelly Faloon

November 18, 2013

Business owners in the plumbing and mechanical trades are having difficulties finding the skilled, professional workers they need. Yet this is nothing new for the construction industry. It was a problem before the Great Recession and is escalating as Baby Boomers in the industry retire and no one is waiting in the wings to pick up the pipewrench.

Nexstar Legacy Foundation launches training program for military veterans

The Nexstar Legacy Foundation unveiled its Troops to Trades: Military Veterans’ Professional Training Program.

April 30, 2013

The Nexstar Legacy Foundation unveiled its Troops to Trades: Military Veterans’ Professional Training Program

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to reframe training as a measurable revenue driver by connecting contractor performance improvements to real business outcomes—like increased equipment sales, stronger margins, and greater share-of-wallet.