For Public Partners
Put a building back to work. Put a community to work in it.
TradesMade returns underused shops, labs, and classrooms to training and trade business use, with private capital and a program cities, community redevelopment agencies, and school districts can measure.
What partners receive
Outcomes you can point to.
Workforce outcomes
A written pathway from training to employment and business ownership.
Small business growth
Local trade businesses forming, hiring, and staying in the community.
Training capacity
Reserved instructional space and events for public programs.
Measurable reporting
Annual outcomes data partners can use in their own evaluations.
Community access
Training rooms and meeting space available to neighborhood organizations.
Private investment
Reuse and improvement funded by TradesMade, not the public partner.
Professional operation
On site management, written standards, and a well kept property.
Storm ready
A campus of licensed contractors and equipment that can support post storm response.
How we work with communities
We start by listening.
Before we design anything, we meet with the people who live around a site and the officials responsible for it, and we learn what the community wants that building to be. We would rather build what a community has already planned than ask it to accept something new.
How partnerships are structured
Built to fit your requirements.
Long term leases, lease purchase, public and private partnerships, and shared use agreements, structured to fit each partner's legal and procurement requirements. Our team includes attorneys and developers experienced in public sector transactions, redevelopment finance, and development agreements.
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