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    As Chicago's building boom continues, new nonprofit aims to train women and minorities for construction trades

    by Ryan Ori, Chicago Tribune Dec 10, 2019 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Labor unions and some of the biggest names in Chicago's development community - attached to projects like Vista Tower, Lincoln Yards and The 78 - are teaming up with United Way of Metro Chicago to train thousands of people for careers in the building trades.

    The nonprofit, called Hire360, is launching about a decade into a construction boom in Chicago, where the skilled labor pool has struggled to keep pace with demand for new skyscrapers.

    The nonprofit's emergence also coincides with public calls

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