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BIW uses virtual reality to teach Aroostook campers to paint and weld

As skilled laborers age into retirement and fewer younger workers appear to take their places, the number of U.S. tradespeople is shrinking.   That’s why, in a dimly lit gymnasium more than four hours from their shipyard Friday, instructors from Bath Iron Works taught 12-year-olds in Limestone how to weld.  A hands-on workshop allowed children attending […]