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MRC CEO to Retire in 2019
Jerry Salamone, Reporter The Morning Call July 24, 2018 Today The Morning Call officially announced the retirement of Jack E. Pfunder, President and CEO of the Manufacturers Resource Center since 2005. Jack plans to retire in June of 2019. To read more details from...
Fundamentals of Manufacturing Course Offers Career Change
By Brian Pedersen, July 18, 2018 at 11:52 AM LVB.com The Manufacturers Resource Center is starting courses on The Fundamentals of Manufacturing, a pilot program at Lehigh Carbon Community College, and was interviewed by the Lehigh Valley Business Journal. To read more...
New Fundamentals of Manufacturing Certificate Program
Anthony Salamone, Reporter The Morning Call July 18, 2018, 6:00 AM MRC and LCCC developed a Fundamentals of Manufacturing Certificate program, which begins Sept. 6, and is open to high school grads, holders of GED diplomas, or people looking to switch careers. Space...
Jurassic Thrills from AshTec
Playing a Role in Jurassic Park Virtual Reality Experience Posted 4:42 pm, June 21, 2018, by Chase Senior Our very own Schuylkill County manufacturing colleagues at Ashland Technolgies, Inc., made the news again "Turning Metal into Thrills!" in association with the...
Gary Bender of The CFO Solution Attends World Health Event
Area exec offers affordability advice at world health event By Brian Pedersen, May 28, 2018 at 7:00 AM This article appeared on the LVB.com digital website and featured Gary Bender, founder and CEO of The CFO Solution in Quakertown. Gary was one of four chief...
Forces Mobilize to Start Manufacturing Training Program
Forces mobilize to start manufacturing training program By JENNIFER MARANGOS, June 11, 2018 at 8:00 AM The Greater Lehigh Valley recently was named the beneficiary of a $135,000 state grant designed to help improve the viability of the region’s manufacturers by...
What’s So Cool PA Statewide Video Winners
Wolf Administration Announces Winners of First Annual Statewide “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Student Video Contest Awards May 2, 2018 Harrisburg, PA – Today, on behalf of Governor Wolf, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis...
Wall Street Journal: Manufacturing Strongest Jobs Increase in Three Years
Manufacturing Industry Has Strongest Jobs Increase in Three Years Firms across the U.S. added 241,000 workers last month, according to ADP and Moody’s Analytics By Austen Hufford April 4, 2018 8:35 a.m. ET Good news on the manufacturing front. According to this...
LVB.com Features Jack Pfunder’s Manufacturing Leadership Priorities
Jack Pfunder, President & CEO, Manufacturers Resource Center, Hanover Township, Lehigh County Goals to grow manufacturing, increase supply of talent By Brian Pedersen, April 2, 2018 at 8:00 AM This is a great article from our local business journal featuring Jack...
MRC Event Helps Manufacturers Slash Health Care Costs
Employers told new approach will slash health care costs By Brian Pedersen, March 13, 2018 at 12:16 PM Today more than 40 people attended MRC's CFO Forum that featured the topic of "EBITDA - Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization." The...
LVB.com Features Berks/Schuylkill What’s So Cool Video Awards
Berks and Schuylkill students, manufacturers celebrate video contest By Stacy Wescoe, March 7, 2018 at 10:27 AM The LVB.com business journal was on hand at the "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Berks/Schuylkill Student Contest Video Awards. The grand event was...
LVB.com Lehigh Valley Video Contest Awards Featured
Northampton captures fourth Viewers' Choice award: contest names nine other winners By Brian Pedersen, February 28, 2018 at 10:52 AM With nearly 130,000 online votes, 30 teams and more than 900 people in attendance at the awards ceremony, this year’s Lehigh Valley...
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