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Duluth builds partnerships to expand access to construction jobs The city's community benefits program seeks to break down barriers to employment. Denfeld High School student Charles Holmes (left) and plumber and steamfitter Christian Leabo examine a pipe fitting the two put together at Construct Tomorrow at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in 2019. This year's construction career fair is Feb. 25-26 at the DECC. (File / News Tribune) The city of Duluth has spent the past year working with community partners to broaden the construction workforce pipeline. In July 2018, the Duluth City Council passed a "community benefits" policy to...