Onaway, MI—The Industrial Arts Institute (IAI) has announced the keynote speaker for the 24th cohort of students graduating from its Comprehensive Industrial Welding and Fabrication Program. Matt Waligora, a veteran, former Alpena, Michigan’s mayor, and CEO of Sunrise...
What’s happening: A special alloy of workforce development and environmental stewardship efforts continues to take shape in Presque Isle County. A group of welding students at the Industrial Arts Institute (IAI) in Onaway has built a footbridge to be...
Onaway, MI — The Economic Generator Network has recognized the Industrial Arts Institute(IAI) with the Outstanding Contributor Award for their excellence in welding education andworkforce development. The award, which comes with a $15,000 prize, was given to...
Industrial Arts Institute has a reputation for building skilled trades workers that are focused creating quality workmanship and having a sense of civic responsibility. So, when Awaken Church in Onaway wanted to build a swing set from scratch for their new family...
The next time you’re hiking on the North Central, North Eastern, or North Western state trails, take a closer look at the new trail gates. There’s a chance they were made by welding students from Industrial Arts Institute in Onaway, Michigan. IAI students have a...
Since the onset of the pandemic, US manufacturing indexes have reached a 37-year high[1]. Still, manufacturers continue to struggle, not only with skyrocketing material costs and supply chain issues, but with labor shortages. Welders and metal...
