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The Workforce Operating System for the Trades

[Gild @get_gild]

thank you @ABCNational for having us!

[Tyler Lasicki @tyler_lasicki]

the olympics everyone has been waiting for

[Tyler Lasicki @tyler_lasicki]

Will be in Salt Lake City next week for ABC Convention 2026 and the National Craft Championships. 200 craft workers competing across 15 competitions. I'm pumped.

Who should I meet in SLC???

[Monica L @mon__lim]

@alexisohanian @tyler_lasicki @get_gild

[Tyler Lasicki @tyler_lasicki]

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[Dirac @DiracInc]

The backbone of America’s industrial economy isn’t just data centers: It’s the people who build, wire, and assemble!

At Dirac, we’re doing the same for manufacturing: empowering operators with digital tools to work faster, safer, and smarter.

[Alejandro @AlejNavia]

The next tech boom will be built by calloused hands.

[Gild @get_gild]

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[Gild @get_gild]

AI-related investment has contributed more to economic growth than all the growth in consumer spending combined.

In construction, the impact is clear:

Data centers drove >70 % of the year-over-year rise in private U.S. non-residential construction spending.

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[Gild @get_gild]

This has lead to unique HVAC/plumbing/electrical infrastructure built for machines, not humans.

Both general contractors and specialty subs now field dedicated mission critical teams focused on delivering data center projects.

Full Post Below🔽

[Gild @get_gild]

@AtomsNotBits 🫡

[Atoms Not Bits @AtomsNotBits]

Google is backing the training of 100,000 new electricians to meet data center demand. Skilled trades such as HVAC and welding form the backbone of America’s industrial economy and its reindustrialization.

@get_gild is the platform enabling the growth and support of the skilled trades industry across job seekers, employers, and trade schools.

[Gild @get_gild]

@cleanupperslim congrats🫡

[Gild @get_gild]

Next article for CraftGild Research. Any guesses?

[Gild @get_gild]

Full Post: https://t.co/16p3IIZV2d

[Tyler Lasicki @tyler_lasicki]

Once the 4th-largest U.S. city, Detroit was the industrial backbone of WWII. Fueled by autos, it became a middle-class engine, offering the nation’s highest wages and homeownership rates. By 1960, it had the highest per capita income of any major American city.

Then the music stopped. By the '70s, U.S. workers were rebranded as "cost centers" and offshore factories as “strategic advantages.” A strong dollar and singular focus on low inflation accelerated the decline of American manufacturing. Detroit was no exception.

By 2013, it filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Population fell from 1.8M in 1950 to 700K. Poverty soared. Housing collapsed.

At @reindsummit in 2025, @MayorMikeDuggan shared how Detroit made growing manufacturing jobs central to its recovery.

Ten years in, it’s starting to work. Detroit is emerging as a bellwether of America’s techno-industrial revival.

Full post on the Detroit comeback below:

[Gild @get_gild]

Highlighting some great new roles to close out your week🫡🫡🫡

Entry Level HVAC Technician in Orlando, FL:
https://t.co/NiAmR7dvbh

Experienced HVAC Technician in Charlotte, NC:
https://t.co/LbioNAJP1S

Plumbing Foreman in Miami, FL:
https://t.co/uUStvY8O5y

[Gild @get_gild]

Its cool to build things. Always has, always will be.