2025 Career Expo Trade Partners

Building Mississippi’s Future — Together

FORGE proudly recognizes the incredible businesses, organizations, and Career & Technical Centers who are making the 6th Annual FORGE Your Path Career Expo possible.

More than 50 trade partners from across Mississippi have come together to create an unforgettable, hands-on experience for over 2,200 eighth-grade students. These partners are the heart of the Expo—providing students with the chance to explore construction and skilled trade careers through interactive activities, equipment demonstrations, and meaningful conversations with industry professionals.

From operating heavy equipment simulators and laying bricks to finishing concrete, exploring virtual reality construction sites, and sitting inside real bulldozers, students are gaining insight into the skills and teamwork that drive our communities forward.

We are deeply grateful to every trade partner for their time, energy, and commitment to inspiring the next generation of builders, creators, and innovators. Your participation helps students connect classroom learning to career possibilities and brings our shared vision of a stronger, more skilled Mississippi workforce to life.

Thank you for helping us #BuildTheFuture—one student at a time.


Meet the Pros Who Make It Possible

4 County EPA
APAC MS/TN
Barnhart Crane and Rigging
Benton’s Maintenance And Mechanical
Build Mississippi
Burns Dirt Construction
Century Construction
Columbus Air Force Base
Delta Industries, Inc.
Dungan Engineering
EMCC Communiversity
EMCC Construction Class
Empire Truck Sales
Falcon Contracting
Graham Roofing
Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc.
Ivey Mechanical Company
JBHM Architecture
Lowndes County Career and Technology Center
McCrary West
McKellar Career and Technology Center
Millsaps Career and Technology Center
MMC MATERIALS
MSU/Building Construction Science
MSU/Civil and Enviromental Engineering
New Home Building Stores
Phillips Contracting
Pritchard Engineering, Inc.
Saturn Materials
Scott Equipment
Stribling Equipment
Tenstar Simulation US
Thompson Machinery
Tri State Truck Center
TVA
Unruh Concrete Pumping
USM School of Construction and Design
Volunteer MS
Weathers Construction Inc
West Brothers Construction, Inc.
West Point Career and Technology Center