Speech featured an NC success story
  - Charlotte Observer - January 2012

Perdue attends ceremony marking Siemens expansion in Charlotte
  - News 14 Carolina - November 2011

Siemens in Charlotte unwraps its $350 million bet on natural gas
  - Charlotte Observer - November 2011

Teens who apprentice
  - Charlotte Observer - October 2011

Reboot Charlotte: Fixing The Labor Skills Mismatch
  - Fox Charlotte - September 2011

Apprenticeship 2000 addresses high-tech needs with old world model
  - Charlotte regional Partnership - August 2011

Some Charlotte USA employers are looking back to move ahead. The number of apprenticeship programs in which workers gain technical skills and higher education, while businesses get custom-trained employees have been slowly and quietly gaining traction in the region. >> read full story

Advanced Apprenticeship
  - Greater Charlotte Biz - July 2011

Many students who want exposure to a real work environment look for an internship but they may not know about a growing trend that provides them with the chance to earn a degree, a paycheck and experience at the same time.   >> read full story

A big investment in youth
  - Charlotte Business Journal - June 2011

In all, Siemens is investing $165,000 per apprentice, Howze says. But after three years, it will have fully trained employees. Other employees usually have to go through time-consuming retraining. >> read full story

Using a European-style apprenticeship program, Blum Inc. proactively develops the skilled workers it requires
  - Industry Week - May 2011

You can wring your hands and worry about finding skilled workers to fill your company’s workforce needs or you can address the challenge. Manufacturer Blum Inc., which employs about 350 people at its Stanley, N.C., plant near Charlotte, has done the latter. >> read full story