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Worcester Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Roundtable with MassMEP’s Kathie Mahoney
For the first Manufacturing Roundtable of 2023, please join the Chamber in welcoming Kathie Mahoney, President of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP). MassMEP is a nonprofit headquartered in Central Massachusetts, dedicated to providing manufacturers with best practices in workforce, operations, and growth. In total, MassMEP has helped create and retain 17,000 jobs and supported $2.1 billion in growth for Massachusetts manufacturers.
Kathie Mahoney, President
Mahoney started her career at MassMEP in 1999, left for a position at the Rhode Island MEP in 2017, and returned as MassMEP President in 2022. She is recognized as a next-generation leader among her peers in the National MEP Network, and brings years of manufacturing excellence and experience to Massachusetts manufacturers.
Women’s Day: Manufacturing Workshop
SAVE THE DATE 3/29/23
It's Back!
Our 2nd Annual Women's Day Manufacturing Workshop is back to celebrate Women's Day,
and to honor Massachusetts Women in Manufacturing with this workshop.
Join us for a fun late afternoon of panel discussion, networking and hands-on experiences at this year's Women's Day Workshop. Thanks again to our sponsors, Amazon Robotics & WiM for their support and encouragement for women in manufacturing.
Where: Assabet Valley in Marlborough, MA
Time: 4 - 6:30 PM. Registration opens at 4
Who: Women in Manufacturing!!
How: Register Here!
Agenda
4:00 PM Registration Opens
4:15 Welcome
Keynote Speaker - Sarah Baker, COO & Co-founder at Silverside Detectors Inc.
Panel Discussion - Hire Up: moving forward and upward in manufacturing careers
Robin Trickett, CFO Union Machine
Mary May, Director of Assabet Community Education
Karen Coombs, Director, Global Supply Chain, Amazon Robotics
Sarah Baker, COO & Co-founder at Silverside Detectors Inc.
5:15 Breakout Sessions
Networking
Welding Simulator
Welding Demo
CONNEX Massachusetts Registration & Training Session
The session is created for Massachusetts Manufacturers that are interested in joining the CONNEX Supply Chain Database. If you are new to the platform MassMEP representatives will be live to get you registered, walk you through the features of the platform, and answer questions.
Session times and dates are listed in the MassMEP workshop calendar. Click the link on your preferred date to join the live session, no registration necessary. Manufacturers will only need to attend one training session.
Through the MassMEP partnership, a lifetime CONNEX Massachusetts subscription is available at no cost for all Massachusetts Manufacturers. To join the CONNEX Marketplace National Database account holders will receive a promotion code that equates to an annual savings of $500/year. This offer is valid through June 13, 2023.
CONNEX Massachusetts Registration & Training Session
The session is created for Massachusetts Manufacturers that are interested in joining the CONNEX Supply Chain Database. If you are new to the platform MassMEP representatives will be live to get you registered, walk you through the features of the platform, and answer questions.
Session times and dates are listed in the MassMEP workshop calendar. Click the link on your preferred date to join the live session, no registration necessary. Manufacturers will only need to attend one training session.
Through the MassMEP partnership, a lifetime CONNEX Massachusetts subscription is available at no cost for all Massachusetts Manufacturers. To join the CONNEX Marketplace National Database account holders will receive a promotion code that equates to an annual savings of $500/year. This offer is valid through June 13, 2023.
Worcester Business Journal Manufacturing Summit & Excellence Awards
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 2:30 - 6:00 PM
Worcester Business Journal is proud to present our 8th annual Central Mass Manufacturing Summit and Excellence Awards program.
Winners will be profiled in the special section on Manufacturing in our April 3rd issue of the Worcester Business Journal and honored at a special awards event and forum on April 25, 2023 at the College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center.
The event features a special awards ceremony, keynote address and panel discussion on the state of the manufacturing industry, along with an opportunity for networking and a cocktail reception.
Manufacturers have been faced with tremendous challenges over the past few years, including significantly disrupted supply chains, major workforce shortages, along with automation and productivity issues.
In this special forum, our panel of industry and manufacturing leaders will discuss the disruptions and the trends and issues shaping the direction of their companies and the industry.
Stay tuned - more details and speaker lineup coming soon!
For event questions, contact [email protected].
CONNEXª Massachusetts Product Launch
STRENGTHEN YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN & SOURCE LOCAL WITH CONNEXª MASSACHUSETTS
This invitation only event will be held at AccuRounds in Avon, Massachusetts where you will learn more about the CONNEX Massachusetts and CONNEX Marketplace platform with a tour of the AccuRounds facilities.
CONNEX Massachusetts is an online platform that connects all Massachusetts manufacturers into a single, accurate, searchable supply-chain database. CONNEX Marketplace is the national platform that would cost each company $500 per year, per company location.
During the launch, MassMEP, WPI, UMass Lowell, MIT, FORGE, MassRobotics, MassTech Collaborative, AIM & the BIC, known as the Massachusetts Manufacturing Ecosystem, are coming together to celebrate the kickoff for CONNEXª Massachusetts.
This is a great opportunity for Massachusetts based companies to receive lifetime national access to CONNEX Marketplace, as well as network with other individuals who have already registered for this supply chain database.
Click CONNEXª Massachusetts to join the database today! For more information contact [email protected].
