In our previous two posts, we discussed the worldwide trend of increasing product customization and specialization and the many implications of that. One being the introduction of more variation into Read More
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Two Minutes on Manufacturing Excellence – Stop the CHAOS! Improve Your Training
Stop the CHAOS! Improve Your Training The Inevitable Trend In our previous post, we talked about the worldwide trend towards more customized and specialized products and how that trend translates into Read More
Two Minutes on Manufacturing Excellence – Customized, Specialized Products
Customized, Specialized Products – Challenging? Yes. Doable? Definitely! THE OPPORTUNITY I think we all get it that the manufacturing we lost to foreign competition (China in particular) over the past Read More
Why Networked Communities are the Key to Recovery
Written by Erica Mulberger, Executive Director, CPWDC As Memorial Day has come and gone with no parades, no baseball, and no large summer kick-off parties, one thing has remained constant: Read More
Study finds more than 13:1 Return on Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
A new study by Summit Consulting and the W.E. Upjohn Institute finds that the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) Program generates a substantial Read More
Local Manufacturer Shares COVID Health and Safety Compliance Procedures
Data Papers, Inc. in Muncy, PA developed an assortment of policies / procedures relative to employee health and safety and regulatory compliance for their facility as they get back to Read More
State Launches Manufacturing Call to Action Portal
With the on-going need for PPE and other critical medical supplies, the Wolf administration has launched a Manufacturing Call to Action portal, with the intent to: Match Pennsylvania manufacturers and Read More
DCED Announces Waiver Application Process for Businesses Will End Friday
Last night, the Wolf administration announced that the waiver application period for businesses seeking to continue operating in the wake of the governor’s order for “non-life-sustaining” businesses to close their Read More
Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Announces “Project Ventilator”
The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce is helping to identify and coordinate possible resources in our region from those businesses that may be able to assist with the effort. The specific needs Read More
Business Operations Waiver Process
If you have been designated “non-essential” as a result of Governor Wolf’s announcement on March 19th, you can request a closure waiver at: RA-dcexemption@pa.gov. You can also contact the Administration with Read More
