The construction industry doesn’t have a labor problem; it has a perception problem. For decades, the trades have been seen as a fallback, not a first choice. But that’s changing fast. In this episode of Construction Champions , host Ron Nussbaum sits down with JJ Owen , Executive Director of the Skilled Careers Coalition , and Jennifer Wilkerson , Vice President of NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research) , to talk about how to rebuild construction’s re