Local 71 purchases vacant 7,200 square foot building using state grant
BUFFALO, NY — Months after the planned ribbon cutting was derailed by COVID-19, Local 71 of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART) workers formally unveiled its newly expanded 19,000 square foot training center.
“Sheet Metal Workers Local 71 committed to making the city of Buffalo our home in 2000,” said Paul Crist, Local 71 business manager. “Since then, we have worked, saved, and planned for this expansion, so we can continue our mission of training the next generation of sheet metal workers.”