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As a small business owner, I know how tough it can be to find skilled, dedicated workers. To help remedy this, I find apprenticeships to be one of the most practical, underused tools for closing that ...

Apprenticeships are becoming a popular alternative to college as a career path. But demand is outpacing the supply of employers who offer them. Joey Cook was 17 and a junior in high school when he ...

Joey Cook was 17 and a junior in high school when he heard about a way to learn a profession while getting paid: by landing an apprenticeship, a path into the workforce that everyone was suddenly ...