On Wednesday, April 12, Quad City area jr. high and high school students were invited to attend Rock Island High School's 2nd Annual Construction Trades Career Expo at Rock Island High School. Representatives of the Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council Apprenticeship Programs and area contractors were on site for students to discuss their apprenticeships and career opportunities in the construction trades.
Representatives from the following construction professions were at the event:
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 25 & Sprinkler Fitters Local 669
- Carpenters Local 4
- Plasterers & Cement Masons Local 18
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 91
- Operating Engineers Local 150
- Ironworkers Local 111
- Bricklayers Local 6
- Heat & Frost Insulators Local 81
- Roofers Local 32
- Painters Local 1178
- Electrical Workers Local 145
- Glaziers Local 581
- Millwrights Local 2158
- Black Hawk College Highway Construction Careers Training Program
