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October 30, 2014

Regulations Diminish Job Growth

By Jack Healy, Director of Operations, MassMEP jackh@massmep.org “Each regulation is a complex subject because it must be light enough to prevent entrepreneurship from being squashed.” — Jean Triole, 2014 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics A 2014 study performed by RTI International examined the barriers to manufacturing growth in North […]

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July 23, 2014

New MassMEP Project Manager Broadens Manufacturing Expertise in Western MA

MassMEP, a leading resource for manufacturing companies in Massachusetts, today announced that Mark Weber has joined the organization as a Project Manager for the Western MA region. Mr. Weber joins MassMEP from Avery Products Corporation where he served as a Senior Technical Engineer. Mr. Weber has extensive experience in manufacturing […]

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Industrial machinery processes bottles along a conveyor belt inside a large factory.

July 14, 2014

MassMEP & WPI Host Japanese Optical Union Presidents

The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently hosted a delegation of Union presidents from the All Japan Council of Optical Industry Workers’ Union. The Council, representing 63,000 workers, wanted to review MassMEP’s reskilling program, which provides basic technical skills training for manufacturing, with a focus […]

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A woman points to a computer screen on a large industrial machine while a man watches.

July 8, 2014

CEOs Play Central Role in Lean Transformation

Chief executives are pivotal to the success of lean manufacturing, two transformation experts told the AIM CEO Connection recently… Click here to view the press release at www.aimnet.org.

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June 16, 2014

MassMEP Releases Collaborative Communities Manufacturing Growth Initiative (CCMGI) for the North Central Massachusetts

Collaborative Communities Manufacturing Growth Initiative (CCMGI) for the North Central Massachusetts Region. Click here to view the press release as a PDF.

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May 22, 2014

MassMEP Launches New Bilingual Training Program for Manufacturing Companies

MassMEP, a leading resource for manufacturing companies in Massachusetts, today announced that Miguel Cuenca has joined the organization as a Bilingual LEAN Training Specialist. Mr. Cuenca comes to MassMEP from Cambridge Endoscopic Devices and Snap-on Tools, where he served as a Mechanical Designer. MassMEP is launching a new bilingual training […]

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