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Economic competitiveness lives where communities invest both in their workforce and in their infrastructure.
Skanska is in the center of both and helps to build up the local economy and arrange for education.
Since the end of the nineties, we have been creating healthy, sustainable rooms and designing for long -term needs of the community in Texas, including the creation of modern learning environments in which the next generation of specialists is trained. We have completed over 130 university projects throughout Texas, which has more than 1.8 billion US dollars worth more than 1.8 billion US dollars.
Our local project portfolio extends through university and K-12 facilities. The remarkable university projects include the Alamo Colleges District Access Building, the University of Texas in San Antonios state-of-the-art athletics basketball and volleyball training facilities as well as the modern family building of Texas State University.
We also successfully delivered projects in the K -12 sector such as the Jackson Middle School in Neisd and the Bulverde Middle School in Comal ISD and several active projects for Comal ISD. We monitor the upcoming Neisd bond exactly if we continue to support educational growth in the region.
In all of these projects, we focus on sustainable construction practices, specialization of the educational institution, the community center and long -term infrastructure planning that will serve for the coming decades.
At the same time, both the state and our local community double the technical training, as can be seen after the adoption of the 987 million bond of the Alamo Colleges and the proposed investment of $ 850 million in the Texas State Technical College. These initiatives reflect a growing commitment to the development of the workforce and the crucial role that modern, well -designed learning environments play for the future.
Investments in these academic institutions lead to results.
Despite outdated stigmata in connection with commercial careers, more and more San Antonio students end the high school with industry-based certifications. This trend matches the latest report by the Federal Bank of St. Louis, which found an increase in construction workers from 2023 to 2024 in the San Antonio-New Braunfels region.
These numbers reflect the region's construction boom, especially in the city center of San Antonio and along the most important corridors in which the Texas Ministry of Transport expands the Interstate 35 and Loop 1604.
In the combination of infrastructure and large commercial projects led in the city, San Antonio will carry out a building investment of well over $ 6 billion by 2030 to 2030. In the nationwide construction industry, the construction industry must attract an estimated 439,000 new net net workers in 2025 in order to meet the expected demand for the associated builders and contractual partners. Therefore, the need to further expand the trade worker remains of crucial importance.
The city's commitment to further growth to support the way San Antonians live, work and play, reflects the growing need for more local talents in order to pursue careers in the qualified trades. And it is our task to introduce our future workforce in careers in the commercial industries as modern, respected and economically stronger career paths.
Even for companies that are not directly connected to the shops, the leadership that is committed to these careers contributes to the long -term success of San Antonio. And investing in the professional development of local talents helps to re -invest individuals in their communities and create a growth cycle that benefits everyone.
In response to this, institutions in the region expand their efforts to prepare the students on careers in the built environment. Skanska supported this dynamic through continuous engagement with UT San Antonio, collaboration with educational foundations in Neisd and Comal ISD as well as emerging relationships with Texas State Technical College and the Construction Careers Academy at Northside ISD.
At Skanska we endeavor to help the students pursue careers under construction of careers. We offer students first-hand through internships, our Skanska day for discovery and community partnerships.
On the day of discovery, young people are presented by location tours and depth presentations in careers in architecture, engineering and construction. We often work with the Construction Careers Academy for these experiences to present the dynamic and meaningful possibilities throughout the industry.
While it is right to attract a lot of attention to win new talents for qualified business, it is also important to support the already building careers in the industry. The Talent Development Council of Skanska in San Antonio plays a key role in this effort and offers specialists for early career, including project engineers, field engineers, deputy project managers and superintendent-continuous opportunities to deepen your understanding of the construction.
Through monthly visits on site, peer-networking and practical learning, the participants gain a variety of project types and build connections that help them deal with challenges and grow their roles.
These practical options will continue to drive a career as a commercial career.
For this reason, we also support the extensive programs for the development of workers who are managed by local government, trade organizations and non -profit organizations, including initiatives such as Ready to Work and Sa Worx. These partnerships contribute to aligning educators and employers and ensuring that emerging talents develop the competence industries the most. It is even more important that these collaborations create direct ways from education and benefit both students and companies who are looking for qualified workers.
To ensure that future generations continue to call San Antonio Home, the labor programs of our community must be supported by active employer engagement and strategic partnerships. As a local employer, we should go ahead with a good example and show that the investment in the development of the workforce is not just a good business this is essential for the long-term prosperity of our city. Whether through mentoring of students, offering internships, support for vocational training or the advocacy of trading education, every employer can play a role in building up the qualified workforce that will drive the continued success of San Antonio.