‘Build Freedom’ to reinvigorate skilled trades
Jul 8, 2026 - 12:15

For decades, the story written about river towns in post-industrial Pennsylvania and Ohio, or places like Macomb County, Michigan, and the small communities outside of Fort Worth, Texas, has been one of decline. It is a familiar, weary Beltway narrative about the Rust Belt and the forgotten middle. But if you actually pull up a […]