夏洛特推出免费建筑创业课程，帮小企业抢建筑业大单
北卡罗来纳州梅克伦堡县夏洛特市——夏洛特市11月3日宣布推出“Skilled to Build”免费课程，帮助本地小企业为未来几年涌入的建筑工程做好准备，争取把工作机会与资金留在本地。
据夏洛特市政府新闻中心报道，该项目由市经济发展部门、劳动力发展办公室与合同采购部门合作创建，委托 Growmetix 公司设计课程，内容聚焦企业经营辅导，共设六门课程。项目经理 Alban Burney 表示，目标是教会小公司如何竞标大合同。
背景是，2025年梅克伦堡县选民通过1%的销售税增税为道路与交通工程筹资，税款自2026年7月1日起征收，市政府预计几十年内可筹集约194亿美元；而2026年初的一份报告指出，到2030年建筑业用工需求将超过现有劳动力。首批课程的招生将于2027年初开放，项目于2027年正式启动。
Charlotte Launches Free Skilled to Build Course to Help Small Firms Compete for Big Contracts
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The City of Charlotte announced on November 3 a free course, Skilled to Build, to prepare local small businesses for the construction work expected in coming years and keep jobs and money local.
According to the Charlotte Newsroom, the program was created by the city's Economic Development, Workforce Development and Contracting and Procurement teams, with Growmetix designing a six-course business-coaching curriculum. Program manager Alban Burney said the goal is to teach small firms how to bid for big contracts.
In 2025 Mecklenburg County voters approved a 1% sales tax increase for roads and transit, collected since July 1, 2026, and expected to raise about $19.4 billion over several decades; an early-2026 report found construction demand will outgrow the workforce by 2030. Applications for the first cohort open in early 2027, when the program formally launches.
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