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Diane Brady

The U.S. needs 1.7 million skilled trades workers a year. Ford wants to help train them

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Good morning from Detroit, where I am moderating a conversation with several CEOs this afternoon at the Ford Accelerate summit. The focus is not on the next generation of products, but on what it will take for the next generation of workers to build them. With at least 2.1 million skilled trades jobs likely to go unfilled by 2030, Ford CEO Jim Farley decided last year to bring together leaders to talk about how to boost the “essential economy.”

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