ACCELERATE the Essential Economy convened business and policy leaders, educators, small and mid-sized business owners, and Essential Economy workers to explore cross-sector solutions to closing America's skilled trades gap.

A new report released today by the Alliance for America's Skilled Trades finds the U.S. will need to fill an estimated 1.7 million skilled trades openings each year through 2035, while training programs produce just 55 workers for every 100 needed.

Far too many people trying to launch their careers are stalling out before they can even reach the classroom. Ford Philanthropy is working to change that.

Nate Bargatze, host of the new Real Parts. Real Pros. Real Easy campaign, talks about what it means to him to host this year’s ACCELERATE the Essential Economy conference.

This week in Ford Times, we honor the life and legacy of Dolly Parton by revisiting a 1987 feature story about Dollywood.

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Texas resident Kenneth Kovar has a home energy setup from Ford, in which drivers of certain popular F-150 models can plug their vehicle directly into their electric meter to power their home during an...

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