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Written & edited by Drew Jones · Lumion

Edition #2 · Tuesday, Aug 4
3 Big Things
The trades just had their best week in years.
The case got made from both ends, Wall Street and the kitchen table. Four of the biggest names in business lined up behind the trades, and parents said, 3 to 1, that the trades beat a degree.
The take: the “is this a real career?” objection just got four blue-chip answers.
Around the Quad
Airbus is training its workforce at a community college.
An MOU with Lenoir Community College for custom aerospace training — about 500 students a year.

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01
Wall Street and the kitchen table both backed the trades.
BlackRock, Ford, Carhartt & Google launched a skilled-trades alliance the same week parents said trades beat a degree 3-to-1.
02
A Florida college filled a new welding program in 45 minutes.
Capacity, not interest, is the constraint now — the schools that move fast win the class.
03
The Playbook: how Pivot Point 2×’d its lead capture.
An AI web agent that books tours in the chat — 212 qualified leads in 59 days. Steal it.
04
What we’re watching: Big Tech is now a free trade school.
Meta’s free 5-week trade academy is live in four metros. If you enroll there, you’re competing with “free.”

“Wall Street and parents just made your case”  ·  “The trades just got a $5M receipt”

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