(By Lee Stabert on May 17, 2016) FRANK DEMMLER is Vice President of Entrepreneurial Services at Innovation Works (Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southwestern PA). In his 30-year career, he has worked with over 3,000 entrepreneurial efforts, leading to the formation of over 500 companies. These businesses have gone on to create more than 12,000 jobs and… Read More

(By Paul Clouser on May 11, 2016Posted in Workers’ Compensation) On May 11, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) finalized a recordkeeping and reporting rule that will require covered employers to take the additional step of electronically submitting to OSHA, injury and illness information that is required to be maintained under existing OSHA regulations…. Read More

(By Joe Sileo on May 18, 2016Posted in Employer Liability) The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster. Employers who are covered by the FMLA are required to display a DOL-prepared poster advising employees and applicants of the major provisions of the Act. According to… Read More

More companies have moved beyond paying lip service to sustainability to embracing it and tracking its return on investment. (Supply Chain Management Review – Jim Barnes and Bob Trebilcock: 5-16-16)     Why are more companies embracing the principle of sustainability?  What prompted them to move from merely paying it lip service as something “nice to do”… Read More

Valuable Sponsorship & Display Opportunities Join the Industrial Energy Consumers of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Foundry Association and the Manufacturers’ Education Council and sponsor one of region’s premier energy management conferences.   For valuable sponsorship opportunities, click here for sponsorship availablity .   To display your energy management products/services,  click here for displays opportunities. Call for Presentations and… Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just released its “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” final rule. It will require businesses with 250 or more employees per facility to electronically report to the agency annually all of the company’s injury and illness logs for that year starting in 2017. Companies with 20–249… Read More

Shortly over two weeks left to apply!!! If you’re proud of your safety and prevention program for its impact on reducing employee injuries, financial and other achievements, why not apply for the Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence? The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding prevention programs and the superior efforts that make these… Read More

(Manufacturing Innovation Blog By Tab Wilkins, Dileep Thatte and Gary Thompson, May 10, 2016) Manufacturers are often faced with growth-related challenges, such as how to respond to industry consolidation, how to increase valuation and adapt to explosive growth. With this as a framework, a subset of NIST MEP Centers discussed and analyzed the results and opportunities reflected… Read More

B2B ONLINE SALES ARE HEATING UP. HELP YOUR E-COMMERCE SITE COMPETE WITH THESE SUGGESTIONS. (Industrialmarketer.com Jake Gerli May 3, 2016) If you take the idea of online industrial supply seriously and have made an investment in an e-commerce website, you definitely want to get the most for your money. There’s a lot of potential, but it’s… Read More