The places you'll visit during the forum
Tours are 3 - 5 p,m,
Friday, November 16
- Sunshine Minting Inc., a leading domestic and global supplier of precious metal and base metal mint products with $1.7 billion in annual revenues.
On this tour, delegates will get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the primary supplier of silver coins to the U.S. Mint in Washington D.C. as well as supplying the Canadian Mint.
Sunshine Minting Inc. is the primary supplier of silver blanks to the United States Mint and a supplier of mint products to international mints, financial institutions, marketing companies, corporations around the world.
Coeur d'Alene, where SMI is located, is rich in precious metals history, and is one of the most abundant silver-producing areas in the world. Learn more at: www.sunshinemint.com
IMPORTANT: For this tour, please note that NO PHOTOGRAPHY is allowed. Additionally, SMI does not allow outside coins into their facility. Leave spare change behind.
- Kootenai Technical Education Campus (KTEC) is a partnership between business and industry leaders, local school districts and local manufacturers. On this tour, delegates will learn more ab
 out this high school hybrid that offers dual enrollment credits, industrial certifications and a new route to success through applied skill learning. Core classes are taught at each student's current high school.
Technical skill are delivered at KTEC in the
following areas
- Automotive technology
- Diesel Mechanic
- Industrial Welding & Metal Fabrication
- Engineering Design and Automation
- Computer & Network Systems
- Health Professions
- Construction Trades
- Resort Management
Learn more at http://ktec.schoolloop.com/
- Ground Force Worldwide, manufactures a wide variety of truck bodies and accessory equipment for the mining and construction industries around the world,
including the Alberta Oil Sands. With four factories in North America, Europe and South America, Ground Force builds the world's largest fuel and lube trucks and the world's largest water trucks.  Ground Force factories are set up to maximize the production of two product lines - in the Underground Force factory, delegates will see smaller trucks like the 416 or 420 loader, the 120 motor-grader and conventional sizes trucks getting fitted for custom bodies or modifications meant for underground mining applications. The tour will give a behind-the-scenes look at the larger truck bodies being built, such as "The World's Largest Water tank" or "The World's largest Fuel and Lube truck." This factory was designed to move around this large equipment with safety and efficiency in mind. Both factories are fully staffed with certified welders, assemblers, and painters - all trained to work in this heavy-duty mining manufacturing environment. Learn more at http://gfmfg.com/company-video/
The policy tours will culminate at Ground Force with a final Economic Leadership Forum
Reception.
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