MEP Nashville Update Meeting: See you Next Week!
There are over 180 registered folks from across the MEP network attending next week's update meeting in Nashville, TN. Important information about the meeting logistics along with the final agenda was included in an email sent last Friday. For more information about the upcoming update meeting, visit the event page at nist.gov/mep/update-meeting.
For additional questions, please contact Kari Reidy at kari.reidy@nist.gov or 301-975-4919.
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What's Happening Around MEP
GENEDGE (Virginia MEP) Vacancy Announcement: Vice President, Operations Manager
GENEDGE Alliance is seeking a talented professional to serve as Vice President and Operations Manager. This senior executive, will report to the Executive Director and will provide overall leadership for a team of experienced consulting professionals providing strategic growth, process and supply chain optimization, and change management services. Learn more.
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MEP in the News
- CONNSTEP features client Argo Transdata Corp. as the "Made in CT" manufacturer for November. Read More
- Central New York Technology Development Organization (TDO) announces the promotion of Cindy's Oehmigen as the President of TDO’s NIST MEP. Learn More
- Reno Innovation Center, home-base for the Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center and Nevada Industry Excellence -two industry-focused initiatives committed to regional economic development- is one step closer to reality.
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- Gwinnett Tech and Georgia Tech are partnering to present “Bridging the Generational Gaps in Your Workforce,” an event part of the Manufacturing Growth Education Series. Read More
- Local manufacturing company Index Packaging receives job training grant from NH MEP. Read More
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Safety Pays for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Businesses
Many small-and medium-sized manufacturers could benefit from understanding how workplace safety and health significantly impact their bottom line. The Office of Small Business Assistance within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the Department of Labor offers a no-cost service, which MEP Centers could pursue with their manufacturing clients. Read More.
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November 17, 2014
DigiFab Con, Baltimore MD
DigiFab Con is an interactive, informative, fun, creative, experiential event from Fab Labs and local chapters of SME, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Dialogue with industry leaders, interactive presentations & demonstrations, panel discussions, and live examples of putting digital fabrication to work combine during one full day to let you explore how 3D Printing and other Digital Fabrication technologies impact innovation, education, job training, startup creation, and manufacturing improvements. Click here for more information.
November 18, 2014
Reshoring and the Total Cost of Ownership System
Learn why reshoring and the creation of regional supply chains are on the rise. See how businesses can make better sourcing decisions with a Total Cost of Ownership (or TCO) analysis. Hosted by NEPIRC, these sessions will also provide you with information about the supplier scouting assistance available when you reshore and about the new Reshore2PA website, a platform for connecting manufacturers that want to reshore with capable Pennsylvania suppliers. Click on the links below for more information about the sessions.
Towanda, PA: November 18
Pottsville, PA: December 5
Williamsport, PA: December 12
For more information,contact Colleen Reardon at colleen@nepirc.com.
November 19, 2014
Food Manufacturing Industry Roundtable
The Hudson Valley Technology Development Center and the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute invite Hudson Valley food and beverage producers to participate in a roundtable on business growth through sustainability. Learn about programs supporting the food business, hear from top New York State food processors, network with your peers, and discuss industry opportunities. Topics of discussion will include: growth, waste reduction, business expansion, and much more. If you are a food processor, farmer, baker, distiller, or brewer, you are the perfect fit for this roundtable event that includes a complimentary breakfast featuring Crown Maple’s pure maple syrup. Click here to register.
For more information,contact Phyllis Levine at phyllis.levine@hvtdc.org.com.
November 20-21, 2014
Galliard Group Family Business Advisor Certification Training – Nashville, TN
Are you prepared to respond to the urgent need to work with the dramatic number of companies that will change ownership in the next 5-10 years? Family Business Advisors bring focus and helps owners realize successful transitions, business growth and innovation. This program can expand your market and easily move you to C-Level conversations about long-term growth.
The Family Business Advisor Certification Program will be offered in Nashville, directly following the MEP Update Meeting. The program will be delivered by Lisë Stewart of the Galliard Family Business Advisor Institute on November 20 and 21. Certification cost for the two-day training is $1,695. Questions or for further information contact lstewart@galliardgroup.com or go to the Galliard Group website to learn more and register.
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"Make it in America" Manufacturer of the Week!
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"Weatherly Casting has endured since 1900 and became a 21st Century industry leader because of their quality standards, a culture of continuous improvement, and the utilization of advances in technology and innovative processes that produce superior products. It is a privilege for MRC to assist Weatherly Casting & Machine Company with market and technology research, technology scouting, and a Lean Kaizen Event that resulted in $30K in new revenue, $5K in cost savings and progress toward 100% on-time delivery.”
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Weatherly Casting & Machine Co., a client of Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), is an iron and iron alloy foundry supplying the material handling and power generation industries, as well as pump and other durable goods manufacturers. Since 1900, this Weatherly, Pennsylvania-based company and its employees have played an integral role in the evolution of industry throughout the US providing quality cast products to clients around the nation and the entire globe..
Visit the NIST MEP public site to learn more about this company and how the center is helping them grow.
For more information about NIST MEP's "Make it in America" Manufacturer of the Week, please contact Cindy Orellana (cindy.orellana@nist.gov | 301-975-4269).
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