https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/charles-goede-worldskills-2026-plumbing-olympics-of-trades 2026-09-18T15:41:08.951Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-18T15:41:08.951Z America Is Sending a 20-Year-Old Plumber to the “Olympics of the Trades.” Meet Charles Goede. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/google-home-mcp-ai-agents-smart-home-service-calls-2026 2026-09-18T15:30:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-18T15:30:00.000Z Google Just Opened the Smart Home to Outside AI Agents. Contractors Should Watch What Happens Before the Service Call. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/goodleap-projects-contractor-referrals-37-billion-2026 2026-09-18T14:36:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-18T14:36:00.000Z GoodLeap Has Financed $37 Billion in Home Upgrades. Now It’s Routing Homeowners to Contractors. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/home-depot-15-million-skilled-trades-path-to-pro-2026 2026-09-17T21:15:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-17T21:15:00.000Z Home Depot Wants 15 Million Skilled-Trade Career Introductions by 2032. The Recruiting Funnel Is Moving Into Middle School. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/lennar-profit-housing-permits-contractor-economics-2026 2026-09-17T17:12:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-17T17:12:00.000Z Lennar’s Profit Fell From $591 Million to $284 Million. Subcontractors Should Watch the Permit Pipeline. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/amazon-generac-2-4-billion-data-center-generator-deal-2026 2026-09-17T14:30:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-17T14:30:00.000Z Amazon and Generac Sign a $2.4 Billion Data-Center Generator Deal. The Home-Standby Giant Is Becoming AI Infrastructure. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/spx-fis-water-410-million-hvac-data-center-cooling-2026 2026-09-16T21:05:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-16T21:05:00.000Z SPX Just Spent $410 Million on FIS Water. Its HVAC Acquisition Run Has Reached $840 Million in Two Months. https://tradevulcan.com/dispatch/thumbtack-gen-z-skilled-trades-ai-workforce-2026 2026-09-16T17:00:00.000Z TradeVulcan Dispatch en 2026-09-16T17:00:00.000Z Thumbtack Says AI Is Pushing Gen Z Toward the Trades. Nearly 3 in 4 Pros Still Turn Away Work.