File – Chris Charters (right) a carpenter instructor with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America talks with Darryl Peppers, Joaquin Gomez and Brian Walker ( l to r) of the Merrillville Public Works Department during a regional Job Fair hosted by the Town of Merrillville at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)
