November Newsletter: Who will build these data centers?

Across the country, the demand for data centers is exploding. By 2030, companies will invest almost $7 trillion in capital expenditures on data center infrastructure. That is, if they can find workers […]
August Newsletter: Why One OIC is so important

We are family. There’s nothing like a family reunion. August was our first-ever opportunity to bring together the entire OIC network: training partners, STEM educators and practitioners, and organizations founded […]
July Newsletter: A four-week wait for a plumber

OIC of America President and CEO Louis J. King II with National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial at NUL’s Cleveland conference. News about “worker shortages” and “labor […]
June Newsletter: Poverty isn’t red or blue

Do these maps look the same to you? Look closer. On the surface, North Philadelphia, where OIC of America was founded, doesn’t look much like Western North Carolina, the area […]
May Newsletter: Rebuilding America’s workforce will rebuild America

Photograph by Hannah Yoon for WSJ We’re seeing a sea change in how America thinks about work. Earlier this month, The New York Times ran a piece by Randi Weingarten, president of […]
April Newsletter: Doing Things That Have Never Been Done Before

Last month, representatives from more than a dozen Sullivan Training Network partners and affiliates joined a virtual gathering to kick off a collaborative that aims to train 100,000 people a […]