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Oswego, N.Y. – A new program is preparing residents of Oswego and Cayuga counties for careers in the construction trades, a field sure to grow when Micron Technology begins building a mammoth semiconductor plant in Clay.
Oswego Build launched in 2025 to provide hands-on training, field trips to union training centers and small-group construction projects to familiarize students with the construction trades and, soon, the energy industry…