PHILADELPHIA, PA — Gov. Josh Shapiro today announced a new $3 million state investment to expand the Steamfitters Local Union 420 Training Center, a move state officials say will dramatically grow apprenticeship opportunities and help fill in-demand jobs across Pennsylvania’s economy.
The funding, awarded through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, brings the Commonwealth’s total investment in the project to $8 million and positions the Philadelphia-based union to triple apprenticeship enrollment. Shapiro was joined at the training center by Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger, labor leaders, contractors, and industry stakeholders.
State officials said the expansion is designed to ensure more Pennsylvanians can access debt-free, high-quality apprenticeship pathways that lead directly to stable, well-paying careers, while giving employers a larger pipeline of skilled workers for major projects…