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Home » Press Releases » WRTP | BIG STEP: U.S. Department of Labor awards grant to WRTP | BIG STEP to train women for in-demand CDL jobs
MILWAUKEE, WI (January 21, 2026) – The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership | Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program (WRTP | BIG STEP) has been awarded a Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to train Wisconsin women for family-sustaining careers as commercial drivers and union skilled trades workers. The $750,0...