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Shelbyville high school students visit Caterpillar in Decatur for a tour.

•November 11, 2015•

Two hundred forty area students participated in Manufacturing Week tours this year. The tours were promoted and coordinated by “No Job Left Behind (NJLB)” a regional initiative that is bringing together educators and industry to discuss the need for a more skilled work force.

Started in 2013, NJLB decided that the poor image of manufacturing jobs was one of the deterrents for job applicants and that it would be worthwhile to open the doors and show people that factory jobs can become successful careers.

Students from Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Humboldt TLC, Okaw Valley, Shelbyville, Sullivan, Tuscola and Windsor toured regional plants the week of October 26-30. Participating businesses included Agri-Fab, Caterpillar, GSI-Assumption, Hydro-Gear, Justrite, Marvin Keller Trucking, MasterBrand, and Mid-State Tank. This is the second year for the tours and the number of participating students has more than doubled.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.