September is National Workforce Development Month, which gives us permission to pause and ask a question I think about constantly: where is your next generation of talent actually coming from? If your answer is "we'll figure it out when we post the job," I understand the instinct. But consider this: by the time a role opens, you're competing for the same shrinking pool of candidates as every other employer in your region. The businesses I see building real, lasting talent pipelines start...

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When a parent felt she couldn't celebrate her son choosing a trade over college, it raised a bigger question: why does one path get all the applause?