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A different kind of signing day for these students looking to build careers

Miguel Ortiz takes part in a Carroll Daniel Construction Signing Day event for the firm's inaugural class of Apprenticeship Program for Field Engineers Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at the company headquarters on Athens Street in Gainesville. Eight apprentices take part in the event in which the company hopes to address a shortage of qualified people in construction. - photo by Scott Rogers

08162019 CONSTRUCTION 1.jpg — Miguel Ortiz takes part in a Carroll Daniel Construction Signing Day event for the firm's inaugural class of Apprenticeship Program for Field Engineers Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at the company headquarters on Athens Street in Gainesville. Eight apprentices take part in the event in which the company hopes to address a shortage of qualified people in construction. - photo by Scott Rogers

Eight young professionals kicked off their careers with a signing ceremony Thursday, but they’re not going into athletics — they’re the first class of apprentices at Carroll Daniel Construction.