The new, state-of-the-art Missouri Valley Line Constructors Apprenticeship and Training facility will become a regional hub for electrical workers and linemen, bringing trainees and apprentices from six states to Indianola.
The $13.5 million facilityheld a grand opening ceremony Friday, with well over 250 guests in attendance, according to Robby Foxen, the training program s executive director. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday, guests got a chance to tour the facility before it was opened to the public at 3 p.m. The group included electrical work industry professionals from Missouri Valley and others in the industry, like the CEO of the National Electrical Contractors Association and several vice presidents from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Foxen said.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds visits Indianola to talk economic development with local officials George Shillcock, Des Moines Register
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Local Indianola officials were eager to tout the city s economics and upcoming projects to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds as she visited the city on Friday.
Reynolds, along with Lt. Governor Adam Gregg and State Sen. Julian Garrett, toured the Missouri Valley Line Construction training facility with a group of city officials. Robby Foxen, the executive director of the Missouri Valley Line Constructors Apprenticeship & Training Program, led them through the facility.
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