{"id":788,"date":"2025-10-30T20:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/northernplains\/?p=788"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:55:17","slug":"recap-standard-iron-wire-works-inc-plant-tour-section-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/northernplains\/2025\/10\/30\/recap-standard-iron-wire-works-inc-plant-tour-section-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Standard Iron &amp; Wire Works Inc. Plant Tour \/ Section Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"788\" class=\"elementor elementor-788\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79dab1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79dab1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c216c\" data-id=\"19c216c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8086f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8086f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 10\/30\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Standard Iron &amp; Wire Works Inc. 1401 36th Ave W, Alexandria, MN<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 20<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Standard Iron &amp; Wire Works Inc representative\u2019s Craig Dropik, Darrin Thompson.<br \/>Dale Szabla, AWS District 15 Director<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>Standard Iron &amp; Wire Works Inc presentation lead by Craig Dropik, Darrin Thompson, providing information on the company\u2019s history, products and services. Following the presentation, attendees were provided a tour of the plant. The tour \/ meeting was open to all members, nonmembers, guests, local vendors. <br \/>Dale Szabla, AWS District 15 Director presented about the society, it\u2019s opportunities and benefits of active involvement for members, students and instructors. Tim Schwanz, Deputy District Director and Northern Plains Section Scholarship Committee Chairman presented information about scholarship and grant opportunities available to students, instructors and institutions through AWS and the AWS Foundation.<br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd157e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fd157e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/northernplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/10\/Tour-Group-Picture-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tour Group Picture\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc5MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9ub3J0aGVybnBsYWluc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzEyM1wvMjAyNVwvMTBcL1RvdXItR3JvdXAtUGljdHVyZS1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/northernplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/10\/Tour-Group-Picture-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/northernplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/10\/Tour-Group-Picture-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/northernplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2025\/10\/Tour-Group-Picture-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Members and guests pose after Standard Iron &amp; 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