Tom Strong with the National Fund for Workforce Solutions presented to the AMCC Community on Monday November 15, 2021 about different job quality outcomes as well as multiple charts that go over employer outcomes compared to job characteristics. He touched on a job quality outcome map that has a turnover intention and one that has... Continue Reading →

On November 1st, 2021, Michelle Burris and Andrew Stettner from The Century Foundation presented the Importance of Linking Modern Urban Manufacturing with an Equity Agenda to the AMCC Community. Dr. Ron Williams and Tanu Kumar also presented about The Urban Manufacturing Alliance functions and the Phase 2 of the Cohort. For more information about this... Continue Reading →

Mark Troppe and Marty Romitti presented to the AMCC community on Monday, September 27, 2021 about Enhancing State-Local Economic Development Planning and Engagement. Mark explained their key outcomes which were what, why, and how and he also went in depth with how they planned to achieve those outcomes. Marty explained the national networks that CREC... Continue Reading →

On Monday, September 20, 2021, Matt Bogoshian went over the 2021 AMCC Strategic Plan. In this presentation, he went over the four goals. Goal 1 is to grow, Goal 2 is to integrate, Goal 3 is to measure, and Goal 4 is to sustain. These goals are explained in more depth in the presentation video... Continue Reading →

David Boulay with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) presented to the AMCC community on Monday, September 13, 2021 about the urgent priorities in Suburban Cook County Manufacturers. David went over the overview of the responses they had received about the issues that occur. He also talked about the patters of urgency and the policy... Continue Reading →

Adele Ratcliff, Director, Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program at United States Department of Defense, discussed the types of jobs impacted by automation as well as how it highlights the trends on AMCC's Weekly Monday Call. In the meeting, it was stated that operator and technician positions are changing from hands-on production work to... Continue Reading →

Brian Parker from Seattle Regions Office gave a presentation Monday, Aug. 16 about the goals and application process/deadlines for a number of categories. Some of those categories include: Statewide Planning, Research, & Networks, Build Back Better Regional Challenge, Economic Adjustment Assistance, and more. Video Presentation: https://videopress.com/v/aUXwEMwM?resizeToParent=true&preloadContent=metadata For more information please reach out to AMCC Executive... Continue Reading →

Arthur Rypinski, Senior Fellow for the Northeast-Midwest Institute gave a presentation on Monday, August 9th, 2021 about The Biden Offshore Wind Initiative. He stated that offshore wind economics appear to be improving but that managing increasing amounts of intermittent renewable power with season and diurnal load fluctuations will be a growing challenge. Watch the webinar... Continue Reading →

Alan Davis spoke to AMCC about The Manufacturers Marketplace and Connex. He stated that the US supply chain connection solution built in partnership with the National Association of Manufacturers, manufacturers from across the country and many other leading state and national manufacturing organizations. Video Recording: Download the presentation slides below. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:8498d62c-8037-4c4e-b699-1c02ab4c6557 For more information please... Continue Reading →

AMCC recognizes the importance of the bipartisan Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act that will provide manufacturing and industrial advice to the President, and provide a comprehensive survey and cross administration management of efforts to ensure global leadership in manufacturing critical to the long-term health and national security of the United States. Summary... Continue Reading →