Supporting Our Troops While Boosting The Montana Economy
UTRS’s Montana-based titanium initiative – Universal Achemetal Titanium, LLC (UAT) – has helped launch a nonprofit to help veterans, as well as members of our armed services who are transitioning to civilian life, and their families with skills-based training for advanced manufacturing. In less than a year, UAT formed the Next Frontier Advanced Manufacturing Institute (NFAMI), a 501(c)(3) organization. This involved working closely with LIFT, a public-private initiative that has generated stellar programs for advanced manufacturing training, while developing a partnership with Highlands College of Montana Tech University. The program is now delivering training for which participants can earn an American Welding Society or National Institute for Metalworking…