Meeting the Growing Workforce Demand for Submarine Construction

The ATDM Maritime Workforce Forum focused on how to attract and train qualified workers to maintain the Navy fleet. The event brought 300+ attendees, including leaders from industry, the Department of War and the U.S. Navy.

Microporous Kicks off Construction of New Facility

IALR hosted a beginning-of-construction celebration for the Microporous lithium-ion battery separator manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill. The ceremony follows the company’s announced $1.6 billion investment that is expected to create more than 1,800 new jobs in Southern Virginia.

Canon Virginia Leverages IALR Facilities for Computer Vision Plant Anomaly Detection Research

Pan-tilt-zoom cameras installed in the IALR greenhouse scan plants daily. The images are uploaded to a cloud-based platform, where Canon’s models analyze them, detecting anomalies such as powdery mildew, pests, nutrient imbalance and other stressors.

52 Graduate from IALR-Based Dual-Enrollment Programs

These Danville and Pittsylvania County seniors from the Academy for Engineering & Technology and the Piedmont Governor's School for Mathematics, Science & Technology are stepping into their future education and career plans equipped with college credits earned through rigorous programs.

Launch an Apprenticeship Program

We take the guesswork out of apprenticeship for Southern Virginia employers across a wide range of industries. IALR’s Expanding Talent through Registered Apprenticeship (ExTRA) initiative provides technical assistance, grant funding to support technical instruction, connections to talent and much more.

Get Support from ExTRA

From IALR Leaders

“Meeting the mission of training more than 10,000 workers annually to support the defense industrial base requires coordination across federal agencies, state government and industry partners. This is a national challenge that IALR is committed to addressing through our interconnected programs that support aligned technology and workforce development advancements to achieve this mission.”

- Telly Tucker, IALR President

Hands-On and High Stakes: How the Bond Brothers Launched Careers in Defense Manufacturing

Cedric and Ethan Bond are brothers who took very different paths before finding the same destination: training through the ATDM program at IALR and careers at Newport News Shipbuilding.

In this episode of Inside IALR, they talk about career crossroads, the reality of hands-on training and why building ships for the U.S. Navy is purposeful and personal — especially with another brother currently deployed at sea.

Hear This Story of Meaningful Career Launches

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In Other News

17 graduating high school seniors were awarded $1,000 STEM Scholarships from the IALR Foundation.
The Integrated Machining Technology (IMT) program, a third-year machining program of Danville Community College in partnership with IALR, graduated its 11th cohort.
IALR’s Brian Stanley was named to the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber’s inaugural 40 under 40 class.
IALR’s Taurean Russell, VP of Information Technology, has been named a Top 100 Information Security Professional by ONCON.
The ATDM program welcomed a new cohort of 89 students from all across the United States on May 29.
Four IALR employees celebrated their completion of the Leadership Southside Program from the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce.

Abby Karavanic, Tim Kruggel, Dr. Sajeewa Amaradasa, Daniel Dalton

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