Month: June 2026

How Education, Pay and Purpose Has Renewed Interest in Trade Jobs

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(BPT) – Growing up, Ryan Shaver — executive director of the North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA) — hadn’t planned on pursuing a career in the trades. But everything changed in 1989 when he enrolled in a high school masonry class. “From that moment, I knew I wanted to be out there building things with my hands, and I’m proud to say, I’ve never looked back,” said Shaver. What started as a random elective changed the course of Shaver’s life. Now, he’s using his years of experience in concrete masonry…

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Gas Prices Have a $5 Tipping Point

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woman at a gas pump

New research shows when Americans start looking at EVs   (Tiffany Miller for Hyundai) There is a moment at the gas pump when the number staring back at you stops feeling routine. You expect the total to land somewhere familiar. And then, one day, it doesn’t. Not dramatically higher. Just high enough to feel different. Enough to make you pause before tapping your card. According to new research from Hyundai Motor America, that moment is not hypothetical. For more than a third of American drivers, it has already happened. And…

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