Thanks again to Kelly Welsh, Program & E-learning Manager with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Baldrige Excellence Program for her chat with us last Monday. Baldrige is an organizational-level framework for success that any manufacturer or public/private org can employ to improve…
We had a memorable three-day visit to Louisiana, thanks again to the leadership of University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and especially to Chad LaComb and Dr. Geoffrey Stewart for their organizing work that made for such a valuable experience. Our Roadshow focused on the…
Thank you again to Ryan Gensler with CareerWise USA for joining this week’s AMCC call during National Youth Apprenticeship Week. CareerWise shared a compelling example of how regions can work together to support youth career advancement, with an excellent case…
Thanks to all the new participants who came on-camera and shared their background and projects with the AMCC network! These Monday calls are meant to be a place for you to connect with other manufacturing stakeholders and economic development practictioners.…
Thanks to Project Equity’s Emily Bergstrom for seeding last week’s discussion on helping communities build trust with manufacturers so they consider alternatives to selling off and/or closing their manufacturing operations. We have tens of thousands of small manufacturers in key…
Thanks to mHUB Chicago’s Shannon McGhee for joining this past Monday National Call to share how their Innovation Center has helped entrepreneurs estabish new businesses and develop new hard-tech products that solve problems! Their Catalyze Initiative recently raised over $1M…
Thank you to everyone who joined this Monday’s AMCC national call at 11:30am ET for a valuable roundtable discussion on how manufacturing ecosystems can best support innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups in creating smarter solutions tailored to diverse regional needs. Our…
Thanks again to Clifton Yin from the Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing & Energy Supply Chains (MESC) for sharing exciting opportunities out of his office on this past week’s Monday call! Yin discussed the expanding scope of the Industrial…
Thank you to Don Ufford, Assistand Director for Supply Chain and Ecosystem Development with NIST’s Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, for coming on this past Monday call to share updates on the recently released Notice of Intents (NOI) establishing two…