I have written many times about the skill of a craft and the need for training. America is fighting over the future of the coal industry and its relevance.

Simpson Strong-Tie donated $10,000 to Girls Inc. of Alameda County to help support middle school girls in academic excellence and empowerment through curricula covering STEM/STEAM, healthy bodies and healthy relationships, and access to tutoring, athletics, nutrition, gardening and educational field trips.

Simpson Strong-Tie announced it has increased the number of scholarships in its Student Scholarship Program for the 2019–2020 academic year.