StartUp Hutch announced Monday that it will launch a new Housing Entrepreneurship Program, supported by a $50,000 grant from the Hutchinson Community Foundation. The two-year pilot program’s purpose is to strengthen the local contractor and skilled trades pipeline and thereby support housing development in Hutchinson and Reno County. A shortage of local contractors, subcontractors, and skilled trades entrepreneurs is a critical gap in the community’s housing ecosystem, according to the announcement.
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