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Items Tagged with 'SkillsUSA'

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Roofing Contractor Group Publisher Jill Bloom
Strength in Numbers

Why Roofing Day 2025 Matters More Than Ever

The roofing industry’s annual fly-in advocacy event April 8-9 takes on bigger meaning as change sweeps across Washington D.C.
Jill Bloom is the Group Publisher of Building Enclosure, Roofing Contractor, and Walls & Ceilings.
Jill Bloom
March 7, 2025
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RC Publisher Jill Bloom shares the importance of why roofing professionals should advocate for the industry during the 2025 Roofing Day.


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The Lowe’s Foundation is driving workforce development with $9M in Gable Grants.
Workforce Development

Lowe's Foundation Invests $9 Million in Grants for Skilled Trades via Nonprofits

Funding expands foundation's roster of partners to 52 organizations, offering scalable training programs in dozens of states
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Roofing Contractor Staff
February 28, 2025
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The Lowe’s Foundation awarded $9M in Gable Grants to 15 nonprofits, expanding skilled trades training in carpentry, HVAC, roofing, and more to address workforce shortages.


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The U.K. held its version of the SkillsUSA finals last weekend testing roofing knowledge.
Workforce Development

UK’s ‘SkillBuild’ Roofing Judge: ‘Never Seen It So Close’

National onstruction trade competition has echoes of SkillsUSA
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
November 27, 2024
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SkillBuild, the U.K.’s top construction skills competition, concluded with Bolton College’s Joe Gallagher winning first place in roofing; like is American counterpart, SkillsUSA, it promotes trade excellence.


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Davis Memorial Foundation plans to increase grants from 10 to 15 for 2025.
Scholarship News

Davis Memorial Foundation Plans 50% Increase in Grants for ‘25

More students will have access to funds; Foundation also plans gift for SkillsUSA participation
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Roofing Contractor Staff
November 18, 2024
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The Davis Memorial Foundation, a supporter of construction education since 1997, will expand its focus on roofing, raise scholarship awards to 15 at $5,000 each, and fund SkillsUSA grants.


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Workforce Development

Harbor Freight Founder Gifts $1.5 Million to Skilled Trades Programs

The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence grants to be distributed throughout 19 states
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Roofing Contractor Staff
October 11, 2024
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Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has awarded $1.5 million in cash prizes to 25 high school skilled trades instructors in fields like construction, welding, and automotive. 


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Workforce Development

Roofing Students Excel at SkillsUSA 2024 Competition

Future roofers joined more than 6,000 students nationwide at the 59th annual National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
August 12, 2024
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With commercial roofing finally a part of the event, competitors from across the country shine at the SkillsUSA 2024 competition.
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Students who placed among the top 3 winners in the Secondary and Post-Secondary categories of commercial roofing at SkillsUSA in Atlanta.
Future Workforce

Contest Crowns Champions of Commercial Roofing at 2024 SkillsUSA

Week-long event saw thousands of the country’s most talented young men and women compete in 115 unique events
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
July 2, 2024
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The 59th annual National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, hosted by SkillsUSA, featured over 6,600 high school and post-secondary students competing in 115 skilled trades including commercial roofing. 


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The SkillsUSA competition takes place this year starting Mon., June 24 though Fri., June 28 in Atlanta.
Workforce Development

Roofing Alliance Funds SkillsUSA Initiative

The Roofing Alliance commits a three-year, $150,000 grant to support SkillsUSA initiatives in an effort to attract young talent to the roofing industry
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
June 24, 2024
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The Roofing Alliance, the philanthropic arm of the National Roofing Contractors Association, announced a three-year, $150,000 grant to promote roofing in SkillsUSA, a national organization supporting technical career education. 


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Bryan Merino (pictured) secured a carpentry job in North Carolina and shared his plans at a Lowe’s in North Carolina during SkillsUSA National Signing Day on May 7.
Workforce Recruitment

Lowe's Foundation Partners with SkillsUSA Through $1 Million Grant

Foundation rolls out the ‘blue carpet’ for students to inspire Gen Z to join skilled trades movement
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Roofing Contractor Staff
May 10, 2024
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Lowe's Foundation awards a $1 million Gable Grant to SkillsUSA, supporting skilled trades recruitment and education; celebrates students with blue carpet events and promotions. 


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Roofing Contractor magazine Editorial Director Rick Damato (far left) and friends

About Time: Roofing Competition Debuts at SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA 2023 Features First Commercial Roofing Competition; Kyle Cameron of Hutchinson, Kan., crowned ‘National Champion’
Rick Damato
Rick Damato
August 21, 2023
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SkillsUSA 2023 Features First Commercial Roofing Competition; Kyle Cameron of Hutchinson, Kan., crowned ‘National Champion’
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