Alarming “Skills Gap” in the Trades
The “Skills Gap” in the Trades is widening at alarming rates with the average age of workers at 55 and few young people entering the field. “The skills gap in the U.S. is substantial. The National Federation of Independent Business found that 45 percent of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings in 2017. CEO’s report shortages of workers for middle-class-wage jobs for 2017, which if unfilled, will slow business growth as well as U.S. growth. “– Bloomburg.com, April 2017 https://bloom.bg/2oXX0sW With home building revving back up, more and more builders
Our God is an Awesome God!
In 2001, Ann and I had the pleasure of riding the California Zephyr from Denver to Sacramento. En route we became friends with a British couple who were touring the United States by train, and had some interesting conversations with them about differences in our customs, language and outlook. My English friend remarked how, if we Americans really understood the meaning of the word “awesome”, we might use it half a dozen times in our life – not half a dozen times in the same sentence! It was late afternoon as we crested the Sierras near Lake Tahoe sitting in
