Thanks to Melissa Roberts Chapman for returning for a second AMCC weekly call to continue the important discussion of how regions can best foster innovation ecosystems. We appreciate all the leaders who participated in this call and made the most…
U.S. Department of Energy experts from the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains joined this week’s national call to share two open-application programs that regional leaders ought to know about. Supply Chain Deployment Manager, Alex Hydrean, shared the new…
Thank you to Melissa Roberts Chapman with the Federation of American Scientists for her excellent presentation and discussion on innovation ecosystems. AMCC communities have long been at the forefront of understanding their regions as “ecosystems”, or as consortia of organizations…
AMCC’s Executive Director, Matt Bogoshian, hosted this week’s national Monday call, where he shared a new opportunity for AMCC to work with the Federation of American Scientists on a suite of policy memos meant to advance the development of innovation…
A big Thank You to Matthew Fieldman, the Executive Director of America Works, for his informative presentation on the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 2023 Workforce Survey. The survey gathered accurate data on the workforce development activities underway among the national MEP…
On March 30th, 2023 AMCC hosted a briefing on CyberSecurity as it relates to national manufacturing and how manufacturers and the ecosystems that support them can best assess their risks and exposure and find solutions in their regions. We were…
Thank you to Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, Akareem Spears, and Director of Adult Education, Sharnee Hobbs, for their presentation on strategies we should all know about to drive a more inclusive manufacturing workforce. Our guests highlighted Bishop State’s…
Utah MEP Center Director Steve Black joined AMCC’s Monday call to share their region’s efforts to get more aligned and collaborate through an alliance of several organizations. Utah MEP made a significant shift in their organizational model in early 2020,…
In this week’s national call, grant writer Desari Reed with LSIWins presented on strategies to identify and prioritize what kind of funding opportunities regional coalitions might be smart to pursue. Desari is a longtime BFF, having helped AMCC apply for…
AMCC’s Matt Bogoshian leads a roundtable discussion with regional leaders on strategies to incorporate DEI programs into community activities. Also, DoD’s Manufacturing Technology Education and Workforce Development Team Lead, Michael Britt-Crane joined to give updates on the Defense Manufacturing Community…