Enrollment across the Minnesota State College and Universities system has declined by 28% since 2013, with many students dropping out of higher education for chance at a career in trades such as construction.
WCCO News aired a report featuring former college students now working for Lindus Construction, a residential contractor in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market. The employees started college, then later hired on with Lindus, eventually going into full-time employment.
"I look at our younger people, out of high school and we try to mold them into becoming craftsmen," Andy Lindus told WCCO.
Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001.
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