Stateline manufacturer partners with schools to tackle welding labor shortage

Stateline manufacturer partners with schools to tackle welding labor shortage

The Caldwell Group launched their Welding Education Outreach Program, partnering with seven schools across the stateline to address the urgent labor shortage in the welding industry.

Caldwell Leads Welding Education Outreach Program

Rockford, Illinois-based The Caldwell Group Inc. has launched a welding education outreach program to create a pipeline of welders by reaching local students. Caldwell, a manufacturer of lifting and material handling products, is already partnering with five high schools and two community colleges — and the project looks set to generate a full staff of dedicated, well trained welders. The U.S. continues to struggle with a skilled labor shortage…