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Next week is a short week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will not have an e-blast next Friday. The next e-blast will be sent on December 5th. On behalf of NIST MEP we would like to wish you and your family a Happy early Thanksgiving.
NIST MEP Vacancies
Looking to join NIST MEP? Below are a few open vacancies:
Industrial Specialist to serve as a Federal Program Officer (FPO) in the Center Operations Office and is responsible for supporting MEP's business processes with respect to cooperative agreements. Learn More
Director for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of MEP, formulating its programs, policies, procedures. Learn More
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What's Happening in the MEP System
GaMEP Launches Faces of Manufacturing Campaign.
Georgia MEP recently launched the 2015 Face of Manufacturing Campaign. The year-long campaign will honor hard-working, dedicated people throughout Georgia who work within or are affected by manufacturing companies. These stories will help showcase manufacturing’s impact to Georgia communities and continue to promote manufacturing as a thriving industry within the state.
Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 22, 2014. For more information, click here. For questions, contact Katie Takacs at katie.takacs@innovate.gatech.edu.
GENEDGE Alliance (Virginia MEP) 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
- ExporTech takes a small Vermont company to a foreign land Read More
- MassMEP provides 30 vocational/technical high schools with manufacturing education resources. Read More
- Missouri Enterprise President and CEO Dusty Cruise and several Missouri Enterprise clients were featured in a Missouri Business Journal highlighting Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
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- Manufacturer's Edge is proud to announce the launch of their new website with expanded resources, an added live Twitter feed, and enhanced events listing with an interactive calendar. View Website
- Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) announces a 36% increase in manufacturing related student enrollments in three of the region’s career & technical schools. Read More
- MRC Recognized by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Center. Read More
- Read the latest from the
Hats Off to America’s Oldest Hatmaker & Latest Hero of American Manufacturing
About an hour outside of Philadelphia sits America’s Oldest Hatmaker – Bollman Hats, and the next U.S. manufacturer to be recognized in MEP’s “Heroes of American Manufacturing” series. Read More
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Send us your News Clips! Email us at mepeblast@nist.gov
NEW!!! January 29-30, 2015 Toyota Kata Workshop Southern Pines, NC
Join us for a "learn, share and do" opportunity as we explore how Ingersoll Rand Southern Pines has utilized MDI (Managing for Daily Improvement) as part of their Lean Journey and participate in our one day Toyota Kata workshop to gain an understanding of how the Improvement and Coaching Kata methodologies are being implemented. Click here to register or for more information.
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"Make it in America" Manufacturer of the Week!
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"Twincraft Skincare engaged VMEC to support their growth and cultural transformation. The journey began with Lean Manufacturing training for all employees, followed by implementation projects in both the front office and manufacturing areas.”
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Twincraft Skincare, a client of VMEC, is a world-class contract manufacturer of bar and liquid soaps as well as skincare products. The company produces quality and innovative specialty products for a diverse customer base and is recognized throughout the industry for its development of unique formulations and new ingredients, aesthetics and packaging. Recent product innovations include the October announcement of a 100% sustainable line that includes bar soap, liquid hand soap, foaming soap, shower gel, lotion, and nourishing oil using algae as the base oil. Twincraft is family owned and has been in operation since 1971. The 165 employees work from 160,000 sq. ft. of facilities in Winooski and Essex, Vermont.
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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