William “Woodie” Shiver is the first recipient chosen for IA Stage’s Employee of the Month initiative in 2023. A steady presence in the metal fabrication shop for 12 years now, he was pretty stoic about being chosen this month. He said all you need to do is “work hard so you get recognized for the …Continue Reading

IA Stage has implemented an Employee of the Month program. Our first recipient is: Jorel Martinez! Rell, as he is called by friends and family, comes to us from the Big Apple. Brooklyn, to be exact. He moved to Florida in 2019 to get away from the fast-paced life that is NYC and more importantly, …Continue Reading

Each year, we sponsor Behind the Scenes at USITT’s Conference and Stage Expo by donating a gift to their fund-raising raffle. This year’s winner was Tyler DeLong, Owner/Managing Partner of DeLong Rigging Solutions. He won a Nespresso Vertuo Plus Coffee and Espresso Maker Bundle with an Aeroccino Milk Frother. Congratulations, Tyler! Who is Tyler DeLong? …Continue Reading

I told you last week that we had a Fuzzy and a Bear on our roster. Last week we got to know Fuzzy. This week, let’s get to know Bear! Bear Garber is known as Bear. He goes by Bear. He signs his name as Bear. “There’s no need to put that in there,” was …Continue Reading

IA Stage has added a couple new faces to our ranks: Robert “Fuzzy” Frazer and Bear Garber. Yes, we have a Fuzzy and a Bear on the roster. Isn’t that great?! Today, I’m going to introduce you to Fuzzy. Many of you in the industry will know Robert Frazer from a variety of places. The …Continue Reading

As Hurricane Elsa was doing her thing off the east coast, we gathered, “for the first time in [what feels like] forever.” After over 15 months of meetings via video conferencing and wearing masks – for good reason, of course! – we had a companywide, in person safety meeting on Wednesday, July 7, at the …Continue Reading