MRC News
“What’s So Cool” Video Contest Grows Again
Governor Wolfe announced a $169K Training-to-Career Grant for MRC to expand its "What's So Cool" Video Contests into five more Pennsylvania regions. WFMZ69 News made a visit yesterday to interview Jack Pfunder, President & CEO of the Manufacturers Resource Center...
ATAS International Planning New $30M Plant
By Jon Harris and Kevin Duffy Contact Reporter Of The Morning Call November 29, 2018 ATAS International Inc. of Upper Macungie Township, a leading edge manufacturer of aluminum and steel architectural building material products for roof, wall and ceiling systems is...
Businesses Investing Time, Effort into STEM Ed
Companies are increasingly engaged in supporting initiatives that help students build skills in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
Business Journal Features MRC 30th Anniversary
The Lehigh Valley Business Journal published a feature article entitled, “Manufacturers tap MRC for advice, training and connections.” This article can be viewed on their digital news site, LVB.com
$1M State Grant for Sheet Metal School in Hamburg
BerksBIZ By Wendy Solomon Posted August 23, 2018 at 11:06 AM Sheet Metals Workers Local 19 was awarded the grant to build the post-secondary school at 102 Windsor Ave., which is expected to cost $2.6 million. The 12,000-square-foot facility will contain four...
EnerSys to Increase its Aerospace and Defense Business
BerksBIZ By Wendy Solomon Posted August 24, 2018 at 10:38 AM “We are experiencing strong demand for advanced batteries for multiple advanced weapon platforms, as well as order growth for tactical vehicles, satellites and missile defense systems,” David M. Shaffer,...
Craft Brewers 7th Annual Meeting of the Malts
Lehigh Valley Business Journal By Brian Pedersen Posted August 24, 2018 at 10:57 AM More than 500 people gathered for the seventh annual Meeting of the Malts at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Thursday, August 23rd, to celebrate the beer industry’s...
Preparing for Smart Manufacturing
Published June 6, 2018 | Industry Today What exactly is Smart Manufacturing and how do manufacturers get ready for it? If you ever wondered about this next revolution in manufacturing, you will appreciate this comprehensive feature article written by California...
Report on Manufacturing Credentials in the U.S.
New Study Finds that the Manufacturing Industry Struggles with the Value and Effectiveness of Manufacturing Credentials in the U.S. Workcred just released a new report (Examining the Quality, Market Value, and Effectiveness of Manufacturing Credentials in the United...
LVEDC Releases New Talent Supply Report
The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) www.lvedc.com recently released their year-long study that identifies regional talent and supply issues and identifies wide-ranging strategies to grow, recruit, develop and retain talent in the Lehigh Valley. ...
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...