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原文传递 Tradesmen International Connects Craftworkers And Shipyards

题名：	Tradesmen International Connects Craftworkers And Shipyards
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	In 1992, Joseph Wesley, a commercial electrical contractor from Ohio, had an idea for how to shake up the construction staffing scene. Rather than a contractor directly hiring temporary workers to supplement his or her core workforce, what if a company with a cache of verified craftworkers could match qualified workers to specific needs? With that in mind, Wesley founded Tradesmen International. "In the late '90s and early 2000s, we started to recognize some opportunity in the maritime space," said Chad Arnold, vice president of strategic accounts for Tradesmen International. Two early places of focus, Arnold said, were in the Newport News, Va., area and in the Great Lakes. "That's where things started, recognizing 'There's a niche within a niche here,'" Arnold said. "We've always focused on the skilled trades specifically, so to find that niche within our niche was a positive step for us." From those government-contract-reliant shipyards, Tradesmen International continued to grow its maritime-focused workforce and to expand to other shipbuilding centers around the country, which ultimately led to a presence in the inland market of the United States. "We started dipping our toes more frequently in the Gulf region, which led us into the inland waterways," Arnold said. "And that led us into the commercial realm, doing more work on tugs and barges and becoming more familiar with that non-government work."
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	34
页码：	24-25