Texas Future Builders launches with Gov. Abbott and Larry Fink

Governor Greg Abbott: I want to thank Larry Fink and BlackRock for what they're doing. It's a tremendous investment. It's also an acknowledgment about how important the workforce and training the workforce is to our country and to our state. Electricians alone, I hear we need something like 10,000 of them, in the state of Texas as we speak right now, even more in the future. Larry Fink: What I heard from the governor is music to my ears. We are one of the largest infrastructure investors in Texas. We hear in every project, we don't have enough workers. And it was very clear to us that we needed to think about, not just investing in projects, we now needed to find ways to invest in people and their own personal growth. And what's so exciting about Future Builders, we're investing in young people who are just thinking about where should they go? Should they even go to a four year university or not? What is the pros and cons on that? And as the governor was talking about in welders and the shortage in electricians, I hear that in every state. Our job is making sure that we are building prosperity and dignity for more Americans and more people in the world. And by broadening economic success for more Americans, we're going to build greater dignity and hope for more people in this country.