PennTAP is currently looking for industry participants for Penn State’s College of Engineering Learning Factory program. There are a few changes for the Fall 2020 semester program due to the current pandemic environment that interested parties must be aware of: No site visits are going to be permitted at this time Students can utilize the… Read More
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“What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Announces 3rd Annual Statewide Awards
On Tuesday June 9, 2020, the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” (WSCM) student video program will conclude its seventh season with the “Best of PA” Statewide Awards Event. Due to the unprecedented challenges presented by social distancing, this year’s event will stream ‘live from home’ on YouTube, and will include 22 teams competing for first,… Read More
IMC Accepting Applications for Two Positions
If interested in either of these positions, please submit your resume with cover letter to info@imcpa.com. Administrative Assistant May 2020 Manager Online Services May 2020
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: Central Pennsylvanians stayed committed to ensuring our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers would come out of this pandemic just as strong as we were going… Read More
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Releases New PPP Guide
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce releases new Paycheck Protection Program Guide to Forgiveness.
2020 Central Susquehanna What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Awards Winners Announced
Student Video Awards Move Online to Celebrate Inaugural Contest During School Closures IMC is proud to announce the award recipients for the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” (WSCM) Central Susquehanna student video contest awards. The ceremony premiered online Thursday, May 14, 2020 on YouTube. The video with the most votes, during three days of online… Read More
Williamsport/Lycoming County Chamber Announces Small Business Relief Fund Grant
The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce has established a pool of $200,000 that will be used to make grants and loans to small businesses that have been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the intent of these funds to assist small business in restarting or getting back to full operations upon federal and state… 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 economic and financial return of nearly 13.4:1 for the $140 million annually invested by the federal government. The NIST MEP program, of which IMC is… Read More
Manufacturer Return to Operations & Best Practice Guide Now Available
IMC’s Manufacturer Return to Operations & Best Practice Guide is now available! Gain insights for restarting your operations safely and efficiently and discover best practices in minimizing COVID-19 risks among your workforce. Thanks to our sister center NEPIRC for putting this guide together and for offering it to IMC and our manufacturers! Gov. Wolf Provides… Read More
IMC Executive Director Named to COVID-19 Advisory Board
Williamsport City Mayor Derek Slaughter has created an advisory board to help to mitigate hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mayor’s Advisory Board on COVID-19 consists of key stakeholders the mayor selected from among the health care, business, government and public and private sectors. “In response to the needs of the greater community, I created… Read More