{"id":61900,"date":"2024-09-26T08:56:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=61900"},"modified":"2024-09-26T08:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:56:35","slug":"thousands-of-students-expected-to-learn-about-the-sign-and-graphics-industry-during-sign-mfg-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2024\/09\/thousands-of-students-expected-to-learn-about-the-sign-and-graphics-industry-during-sign-mfg-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Students Expected to Learn About the Sign and Graphics Industry During Sign MFG Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Alexandria, VA (Sept. 23, 2024)<\/em> \u2013 Students from around the globe will learn more about career opportunities in the sign and graphics industry during Sign MFG Day. The event is sponsored annually by the International Sign Association and the National Association of Manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 4, sign and graphics companies and print shops bring in students from local high schools, technical schools and community colleges for tours and to hear directly from the people who design, fabricate, install and sell on-premise signage. Through the years, participation in Sign MFG Day has led to the creation of job-shadows, internships, coops, and post-graduation hires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, 105 sign and graphics companies around the world are participating, reaching out to their local contacts to organize tours. In addition, 19 schools reached out to ISA to express their interest in connecting with a local company to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Sign MFG Day addresses the greatest existential threat to our industry, developing in the next generation of employees and future leaders,&#8221; said Lori Anderson, ISA president and CEO. &#8220;Since ISA has been hosting this day, we have found that students only need to be told about our industry to express interest in careers. Many companies have hired directly from Sign MFG Day while most have developed ongoing relationships with schools, leading to a pipeline of job candidates.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign companies scheduled to participate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Acroads Vadodara, Gujarat, India<\/li><li>Advertising Concepts, ADCON Signs Fort Collins, Colorado<\/li><li>Aey Electric, Youngstown, Ohio<\/li><li>Al Waqas Fabrics, Lahore, Punjab, India<\/li><li>Allen Industries, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina<\/li><li>Allied Electric Sign &amp; Awning, Vineyard, Utah<\/li><li>Alphagraphics, Dallas<\/li><li>Aludecor Lamination Private Limited, New Delhi, Delhi India<\/li><li>Always A Good Sign, West Berlin, New Jersey<\/li><li>American Awning &amp; Sign Depot, Inc., Bronx, New York<\/li><li>American Lift and Sign Service, Omaha, Nebraska<\/li><li>Anuncios Lumicolor, Santa Cruz De La Presa, Aguascalientes, Mexico<\/li><li>Apex Sign Co., LLC, dba Ad Light Group, Denver, Colorado<\/li><li>Atlas Sign Industries, West Palm Beach, Florida<\/li><li>Awesome Graphics LLC, Hobbs, New Mexico<\/li><li>B.M.R. Mfg. Inc., Campbellford, Ontario<\/li><li>Bakers Signs, Conroe, Texas<\/li><li>Branded Sign Solutions, Helena, Montana<\/li><li>Cardinal Signs, Brandon, Manitoba<\/li><li>COMET SIGNS, San Antonio<\/li><li>Comet Signs by Stratus, San Antonio<\/li><li>Cool Touch Graphics LLC, 1 Saint Charles, Missouri<\/li><li>Creative Media Studios, Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria<\/li><li>Creative Sign Company, De Pere, Wisconsin<\/li><li>Cupples Sign Company, Paragould, Arkansas<\/li><li>DaNite Sign Co, Columbus, Ohio<\/li><li>Design Team Sign Company, LLC, Adamsville, Tennessee<\/li><li>Digital Color Depot, Miami<\/li><li>DMR Graphics, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Doer Signs, Orlando, Florida<\/li><li>Dprint, Lakeland, Florida<\/li><li>D\u2019sign Shop, Aibonito, Puerto Rico<\/li><li>Engrave-Tech &amp; Graphics, San Antonio<\/li><li>ESCO, Watertown, South Dakota<\/li><li>ESCO Manufacturing, Watertown, South Dakota<\/li><li>FASTSIGNS of Durango, Durango, Colorado<\/li><li>FASTSIGNS of San Ramon, San Ramon, California<\/li><li>Federal Heath, Jacksonville, Texas<\/li><li>Federal Heath Sign Company, Delaware, Ohio<\/li><li>FLORIDA COLOR GRAPHICS, INC., Stuart, Florida<\/li><li>FSG Signs, Austin, Texas<\/li><li>Galaxie Signs, Burnaby, British Columbia<\/li><li>Go Print USA \/ 247 Graphx, Oklahoma City<\/li><li>Graphik Display and Sign, Lindon, Utah<\/li><li>Grasshopper Wholesale Signs, Farmington Hills, Michigan<\/li><li>Hansen Signs, Moncton, New Brunswick<\/li><li>High 5 Signs, Kissimmee, Florida<\/li><li>Hoffmann Admiral Signs, LLC, Scott City, Missouri<\/li><li>HONDUPRESS, San Pedro Sula, Honduras<\/li><li>Image One Industries, Bensalem, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Image360 Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky<\/li><li>Image360 Traverse City, Traverse City, Michigan<\/li><li>Innvoke LLC, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Johnson Sign Co., Ypsilanti, Michigan<\/li><li>Latitude Signage + Design, Grinnell, Iowa<\/li><li>Lauretano Sign Group, Terryville, Connecticut<\/li><li>Leaman Signs, St. John&#8217;s, Newfoundland<\/li><li>Legacy Sign Group, Westville, Indiana<\/li><li>Les Enseignes iCubic, St-Laurent, Quebec<\/li><li>Mass Signs LLC, Westfield, Massachussetts<\/li><li>Metro Sign, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/li><li>Midwest Light &amp; Sign Inc., Farmington, Missouri<\/li><li>Munn Enterprises, Hattiesburg, Mississippi<\/li><li>National Branding, Troy, Michigan<\/li><li>On Top Printing and Signs, Orlando, Florida<\/li><li>Orion Signs and Graphics, Oxford, Michigan<\/li><li>Peach City Customs, College Park, Georgia<\/li><li>Persona Sign, LLC, Watertown, South Dakota<\/li><li>Quicksigns LLC, Everett, Washington<\/li><li>Rago Neon Inc., Hayward, California<\/li><li>Ramsay Signs\/Heath Northwest, Portland, Oregon<\/li><li>Roland DGA, Irvine, California<\/li><li>Schurle Signs Inc., Lawrence, Kansas<\/li><li>Sierra Signs Service Inc., Mesa, Arizona<\/li><li>Sign Shop Illuminated LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/li><li>SignAgent, Burlington, Ontario<\/li><li>Signarama, West Palm Beach, Florida<\/li><li>Signarama &#8211; Springfield \/ Ozark, MO, Ozark, Missouri<\/li><li>Signarama Louisville, East Louisville, Kentucky<\/li><li>Signarama Philly, North Wales, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Signarama Sugar Land, Stafford, Texas<\/li><li>Signararama, Troy-Metro Detroit, Troy, Michigan<\/li><li>Signco Fabrications, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois<\/li><li>Signmans LLC, Coral Springs, Florida<\/li><li>Signs &amp; Services Co., Stanton, Colorado<\/li><li>Signs By Tomorrow &#8211; Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Illinois<\/li><li>Signworks, Inc., Indianapolis<\/li><li>Signworx, LLC, Metairie, Louisiana<\/li><li>Sleek Signs, Regina, Saskatchewan<\/li><li>Splendor Signs, Houston<\/li><li>Springfield Sign, Springfield, Missouri<\/li><li>Squarpix, North Bergen, New Jersey<\/li><li>Stancosignage.com, Santa Ana, California<\/li><li>Stone&#8217;s Sign Shoppe Inc, Saint Charles, Missouri<\/li><li>Strategic Factory, Owing Mills, Maryland<\/li><li>Stratus, Lexington, South Carolina<\/li><li>Sunsigns Inc, Columbus, Georgia<\/li><li>The Sign Gallery, Manchester, New Hampshire<\/li><li>True Sign Experts, Waller, Texas<\/li><li>University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California<\/li><li>Urban Sign Group, Holmes, Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Vivid Sign and Design Inc., Mt Pleasant, South Carolina<\/li><li>VMD PUBLICIDAD, Miami<\/li><li>Whithlaser by Sumiflex, Sunrise, Florida<\/li><li>YESCO, Salt Lake City<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools participating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Baldwin High School A College &amp; Career Academy, Milledgeville, Georgia<\/li><li>Banks County High School, Homer, Georgia<\/li><li>Blackstone Valley Tech, Upton, Massachussets<\/li><li>Carson High School, Carson City, Nevada<\/li><li>Clinton Middle School, Clinton, Oklahoma<\/li><li>Coronado High School, Gallina, New Mexico<\/li><li>Destinations Career Academy of Colorado, Westminster, Colorado<\/li><li>Durango High School, Durango, Colorado<\/li><li>EdAdvance, Terryville, Connecticut<\/li><li>Idaho Falls High School, Idaho Falls, Idaho<\/li><li>Lake Travis High School, Austin, Texas<\/li><li>Lodge Grass High School, Lodge Grass, Montana<\/li><li>Murray High School, Murray, Utah<\/li><li>Oakland Schools Technical Center Northwest, Clarkston, Michigan<\/li><li>Riverdale Ridge High School, Thornton, Colorado<\/li><li>Sandy Grove Middle School, Lumber Bridge, North Carolina<\/li><li>Sato Academy of Math &amp; Science, Long Beach, California<\/li><li>University Schools, Greeley, Colorado<\/li><li>Wood River High School, Hailey, Idaho<\/li><li>Youngker High School, Buckeye, Arizona<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While most companies choose to participate on the first Friday in October, they are free to choose dates that align better with their schedules or their local school calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies interested in learning more about Sign MFG Day, or accessing tools to host their own event, should contact us by <a href=\"mailto:workforce@signs.org\">email<\/a> or click <a href=\"http:\/\/Signs.org\/MFGDay\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About International Sign Association<\/strong><br>The <a href=\"http:\/\/signs.org\">International Sign Association<\/a> (ISA) strives to be the leader in shaping and developing the sign, graphics, and visual communications community worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandria, VA (Sept. 23, 2024) \u2013 Students from around the globe will learn more about career opportunities in the sign and graphics industry during Sign MFG Day. The event is sponsored annually by the International Sign Association and the National Association of Manufacturers. On October 4, sign and graphics companies and print shops bring in students from local high schools, technical schools and community colleges for tours and to hear directly from the people who design, fabricate, install and sell on-premise signage. Through the years, participation in Sign MFG Day has led to the creation of job-shadows, internships, coops, and post-graduation hires. This year, 105 sign and graphics companies around the world are participating, reaching out to their local contacts to organize tours. In addition, 19 schools reached out to ISA to express their interest in connecting with a local company to learn more. &#8220;Sign MFG Day addresses the greatest existential threat to our industry, developing in the next generation of employees and future leaders,&#8221; said Lori Anderson, ISA president and CEO. &#8220;Since ISA has been hosting this day, we have found that students only need to be told about our industry to express interest in careers. Many companies have hired directly from Sign MFG Day while most have developed ongoing relationships with schools, leading to a pipeline of job candidates.&#8221; Sign companies scheduled to participate: Acroads Vadodara, Gujarat, India Advertising Concepts, ADCON Signs Fort Collins, Colorado Aey Electric, Youngstown, Ohio Al Waqas Fabrics, Lahore, Punjab, India Allen Industries, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina Allied Electric Sign &amp; Awning, Vineyard, Utah Alphagraphics, Dallas Aludecor Lamination Private Limited, New Delhi, Delhi India Always A Good Sign, West Berlin, New Jersey American Awning &amp; Sign Depot, Inc., Bronx, New York American Lift and Sign Service, Omaha, Nebraska Anuncios Lumicolor, Santa Cruz De La Presa, Aguascalientes, Mexico Apex Sign Co., LLC, dba Ad Light Group, Denver, Colorado Atlas Sign Industries, West Palm Beach, Florida Awesome Graphics LLC, Hobbs, New Mexico B.M.R. Mfg. Inc., Campbellford, Ontario Bakers Signs, Conroe, Texas Branded Sign Solutions, Helena, Montana Cardinal Signs, Brandon, Manitoba COMET SIGNS, San Antonio Comet Signs by Stratus, San Antonio Cool Touch Graphics LLC, 1 Saint Charles, Missouri Creative Media Studios, Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria Creative Sign Company, De Pere, Wisconsin Cupples Sign Company, Paragould, Arkansas DaNite Sign Co, Columbus, Ohio Design Team Sign Company, LLC, Adamsville, Tennessee Digital Color Depot, Miami DMR Graphics, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Doer Signs, Orlando, Florida Dprint, Lakeland, Florida D\u2019sign Shop, Aibonito, Puerto Rico Engrave-Tech &amp; Graphics, San Antonio ESCO, Watertown, South Dakota ESCO Manufacturing, Watertown, South Dakota FASTSIGNS of Durango, Durango, Colorado FASTSIGNS of San Ramon, San Ramon, California Federal Heath, Jacksonville, Texas Federal Heath Sign Company, Delaware, Ohio FLORIDA COLOR GRAPHICS, INC., Stuart, Florida FSG Signs, Austin, Texas Galaxie Signs, Burnaby, British Columbia Go Print USA \/ 247 Graphx, Oklahoma City Graphik Display and Sign, Lindon, Utah Grasshopper Wholesale Signs, Farmington Hills, Michigan Hansen Signs, Moncton, New Brunswick High 5 Signs, Kissimmee, Florida Hoffmann Admiral Signs, LLC, Scott City, Missouri HONDUPRESS, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Image One Industries, Bensalem, Pennsylvania Image360 Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky Image360 Traverse City, Traverse City, Michigan Innvoke LLC, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Johnson Sign Co., Ypsilanti, Michigan Latitude Signage + Design, Grinnell, Iowa Lauretano Sign Group, Terryville, Connecticut Leaman Signs, St. John&#8217;s, Newfoundland Legacy Sign Group, Westville, Indiana Les Enseignes iCubic, St-Laurent, Quebec Mass Signs LLC, Westfield, Massachussetts Metro Sign, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Midwest Light &amp; Sign Inc., Farmington, Missouri Munn Enterprises, Hattiesburg, Mississippi National Branding, Troy, Michigan On Top Printing and Signs, Orlando, Florida Orion Signs and Graphics, Oxford, Michigan Peach City Customs, College Park, Georgia Persona Sign, LLC, Watertown, South Dakota Quicksigns LLC, Everett, Washington Rago Neon Inc., Hayward, California Ramsay Signs\/Heath Northwest, Portland, Oregon Roland DGA, Irvine, California Schurle Signs Inc., Lawrence, Kansas Sierra Signs Service Inc., Mesa, Arizona Sign Shop Illuminated LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado SignAgent, Burlington, Ontario Signarama, West Palm Beach, Florida Signarama &#8211; Springfield \/ Ozark, MO, Ozark, Missouri Signarama Louisville, East Louisville, Kentucky Signarama Philly, North Wales, Pennsylvania Signarama Sugar Land, Stafford, Texas Signararama, Troy-Metro Detroit, Troy, Michigan Signco Fabrications, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois Signmans LLC, Coral Springs, Florida Signs &amp; Services Co., Stanton, Colorado Signs By Tomorrow &#8211; Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Illinois Signworks, Inc., Indianapolis Signworx, LLC, Metairie, Louisiana Sleek Signs, Regina, Saskatchewan Splendor Signs, Houston Springfield Sign, Springfield, Missouri Squarpix, North Bergen, New Jersey Stancosignage.com, Santa Ana, California Stone&#8217;s Sign Shoppe Inc, Saint Charles, Missouri Strategic Factory, Owing Mills, Maryland Stratus, Lexington, South Carolina Sunsigns Inc, Columbus, Georgia The Sign Gallery, Manchester, New Hampshire True Sign Experts, Waller, Texas University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Urban Sign Group, Holmes, Pennsylvania Vivid Sign and Design Inc., Mt Pleasant, South Carolina VMD PUBLICIDAD, Miami Whithlaser by Sumiflex, Sunrise, Florida YESCO, Salt Lake City Schools participating: Baldwin High School A College &amp; Career Academy, Milledgeville, Georgia Banks County High School, Homer, Georgia Blackstone Valley Tech, Upton, Massachussets Carson High School, Carson City, Nevada Clinton Middle School, Clinton, Oklahoma Coronado High School, Gallina, New Mexico Destinations Career Academy of Colorado, Westminster, Colorado Durango High School, Durango, Colorado EdAdvance, Terryville, Connecticut Idaho Falls High School, Idaho Falls, Idaho Lake Travis High School, Austin, Texas Lodge Grass High School, Lodge Grass, Montana Murray High School, Murray, Utah Oakland Schools Technical Center Northwest, Clarkston, Michigan Riverdale Ridge High School, Thornton, Colorado Sandy Grove Middle School, Lumber Bridge, North Carolina Sato Academy of Math &amp; Science, Long Beach, California University Schools, Greeley, Colorado Wood River High School, Hailey, Idaho Youngker High School, Buckeye, Arizona While most companies choose to participate on the first Friday in October, they are free to choose dates that align better with their schedules or their local school calendar. Companies interested in learning more about Sign MFG Day, or accessing tools to host their own event, should contact us by email or click here. ### About International Sign AssociationThe International Sign Association (ISA) strives to be the leader in shaping and developing the sign, graphics, and visual communications community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[3911],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61901,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61900\/revisions\/61901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}