Local 150’s Heavy Equipment Operator Training School is situated on 300-plus acres in Wilmington, IL, about 50 miles south of Chicago. The center boasts 342,000 square feet of space housing an indoor training area, 30 classrooms, an auditorium, and much more. The indoor training arena is large enough to allow 18 pieces of equipment to operate simultaneously. The 200-seat auditorium provides a venue to hold various classes and equipment demonstrations. Network cabling is provided to allow students to download presentations onto their laptop computers. Screens on each side of the room enhance demonstrations of small equipment components. The electrical portion of the project also included a dual generator system for emergency power generation.
