2023 MBI-WORKS Recipients
Cedar Falls Community School District
Cedar Falls, IA
Award: $38,675
MBI Submitting Member:Cardinal Construction & Invision Architecture
To purchase and install a wet spray booth in the new High School, specifically for the carpentry classes. The goal is for students to learn trade skills of painting, staining, and applying finish on doors, cabinets, wood trim, and other surfaces prior to installation.
Ankeny Community School District (ORBIS Program)
Ankeny, IA
Award: $10,500
MBI Supporting Members: ISG, Baker Group, Iowa Skilled Trades, and Dean Snyder Construction
To use the grant to develop a new website, updated A/V equipment for their Innovator space, skilled trades materials and tools for innovator projects, and expansion of career camps for students and educator PD.
Siouxland Construction Alliance
Sioux City, IA
Award: $12,000
MBI Supporting Members:L&L Builders, W.A. Klinger, Tri-State Drywall, Thompson, CMBA Architects, C.W. Sutter & Sons, Certified Testing Services, Nelson Engineering Const., Trinity Electric, Van Osdel Plastering and Nystrom
The proposal centers around a hands-on day for high school students. The event will bring the construction industry and high school students together in hopes that the construction industry can promote the trades. They want to keep growing this event over time, and even reach the students that aren’t in the construction classes. Introducing students to construction trades is their primary objective.
Southeast Polk School District
Pleasant Hill, IA
Award: $86,123
MBI Supporting Members:Elder Corporation, Price Electric, CTI Ready Mix, Ryan Companies and A King's Throne
SE Polk’s project is to build a new building and utilize it for the skilled trade extension, which is very close to their high school. The goal is to create permanent learning stations for their students to include plumbing, wall/window/door setting, electrical, drywall, roofing, etc.… The school will be able to do larger projects with this new addition. The new location will also give them shared space to offer Industrial Tech courses across their buildings, not just the High School.
North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC)
Forest City, IA
Award: $30,000
MBI Supporting Member:Kingland Construction Services
The project includes a new hook lift truck system that transports containers with tools, equipment and supplies to job sites by NIACC Construction Trades dual enrollment students. The efficiency will allow the students to not always/continually take time to load and unload congested trailers for jobs. Students will be able to have more time to learn at job sites and the vehicle will also be used for Advanced Manufacturing students as a learning tool for manufacturing processes. The grant funds will purchase 3 containers to be outfitted with equipment specific to job needs, including concrete work, framing and wall construction, hand tools, equipment, scaffolding and safety equipment.