Kinney: Manufacturing is backbone of United States

Manufacturing is the backbone of not just Iowa but the United States.

Dr. Dan Kinney, president of Iowa Central Community College (ICCC), said during a program to celebrate National Manufacturing Day at Hagie Manufacturing Co. on October 3, that a day like this is necessary to not only celebrate the industry but also educate people about it for this very reason.

Kinney also spoke about what ICCC is doing to help prepare students for manufacturing jobs and careers in other similar fields. One example he gave was the new academy in Eagle Grove.

“That is going to serve our youth of the future,” Kinney said.  “And it will really help to keep them in our local communities.”

Read more about Kinney's as well as Sen. Daryl Beall's thoughts on the importance of National Manufacturing Day in the October 9 issue of the Monitor.