MassMEP Next Generation Manufacturer News

In This Issue…
Insights, best practices, how to’s, and success stories from manufacturing organizations in New England. Let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like us to cover, – Kathie Mahoney, Editor, [email protected] or (508) 831-7020.

From the Desk of Jack Healy

• Reshoring Opportunities: Walmart Leads the Way

Manufacturing Metrics

• Manufacturing Confidence, Investment on the Rise

Video of the Month

• New Balance USA’s Commitment to Made in the USA

Growth Manufacturers Case Study

• A Gold Start for Fourstar: Transforming with a New Focus

• The Power of Workforce Training by Phil Holman, CEO, Fourstar Connections

• VIDEO: How Fourstar Changed the Company

Business Strategy

• Identifying, Acknowledging, & Overcoming the Fundamental Dissonance Between Top Line and Bottom Line, Part 1

Workforce Strategies

• MACWIC Meeting: 2014 Certification Test Results
  MACWIC Meeting Registration, Agenda

• MACWIC CNC Training
  MACWIC will run several CNC training courses this fall:
  CNC Mill Concepts & Hands-On, October 14 – November 4, and
  CNC Lathe Concepts & Hands-On, November 11 – December 9. Register today.

Industry News

• October is Manufacturing Month, October 3rd is Manufacturing Day

• Nominations Open for Manufacturing Leadership Awards: Due Nov 1st

• MultiGrains Honored for Civic Leadership

• MassDevelopment Launches Funding for Manufacturing Innovation Centers

• Manufacturing Incentives: R&D Tax Credits

• MassDevelopment Helps Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing Purchase & Renovate Lee Building

• Fabrication Shops Choose MTI Systems’ Costimator for Quoting

Job Opportunities

• CNC Mill Machinist and Programmer, Boulevard Machine & Gear, Springfield, MA.
  Submit resume.

• Quality Documentation Specialist, Boulevard Machine & Gear, Springfield, MA.
  Submit resume.

• Quality Control Manager, TriStar, Shrewsbury, MA.
  Submit resume.

MassMEP Programs & Events

For complete details about these programs for manufacturers, visit the MAC Events Calendar.

• MACWIC Meeting: 2014 Certification Test Results, Applied Manufacturing Technology Pathway Certification at Massachusetts Vocational High Schools, Northampton, MA – October 6

• Money, Matching Grants, and Manufacturing Services, Springfield, MA – October 9

• CNC Mill Concepts & Hands-On, Worcester, MA – October 14 – November 4

• ISO Internal Auditor Training, Worcester, MA – October 16-17

• Prospectus 2014: Showcasing New England Manufacturing, Waltham, MA – October 21

• CNC Lathe Concepts & Hands-On, Worcester, MA – November 11 – December 9

• ISO Internal Auditor Training, Worcester, MA – December 4-5

Partner Events

• AIM, Blueprint for the Next Century, Marlborough, MA – October 1

• Prairie Capital Advisors, Is an ESPO Right for You?, Waltham, MA – October 1

• SBANE, Driving Discoveries through Partners Healthcare Innovation, Waltham, MA – October 2

• Manufacturing Day 2014, October 3 – everywhere!

• Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, Advanced Manufacturing Forum, Billerica, MA – October 3

• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Manufacturing Month Kickoff at the Aqua Turf Club, Southington, CT – October 3

• AIM, Blueprint for the Next Century, Salem, MA – October 7

• SBDC, Creating a Small Business Website, Fall River, MA – October 8

• AIM, Blueprint for the Next Century, Lakeville, MA – October 8

• AME, Thermo Fisher Scientific Lean Tour, Tewksbury, MA – October 8

• Southern New England Entrepreneurs Forum, Overcoming Inertia: Selling into Traditional Markets, Fall River, MA – October 9

• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Advanced Shop Floor Management, East Hartford, CT – October 9

• The Venture Forum, Build Your Team to Create Together, Worcester, MA – October 14

• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, ISO 9001:2015: What You Need to Know, East Hartford, CT – October 14

• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Tool Management Workshop, East Hartford, CT – October 21

• SBDC, Strategic Planning for Employee Benefits, Fall River, MA – October 22

Partner Highlight

• AME: The Association for Manufacturing Excellence

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