RIMA News- January 2018

Wishing you all the best as we start 2018!

Our job here at RIMA is to give you, the manufacturers, the ability and resources to continue and compete to grow among others in the industry. As we start off the new year, we are excited to share a number of upcoming events and stories for you! Governor Raimondo calls for more legislation to be passed to help smaller manufacturers Governor Raimondo recently released a statement saying "Most of our Manufacturers are small businesses too. For every Electric Boat, there are dozens of smaller manufacturers like FarSounder in Warwick and Swissline Precision in Cumberland. Last year, manufacturing created 1,500 new jobs. My dad spent his career in manufacturing, and making a living making things gave him so much pride. Let's bring that pride back. This year, I'm again calling on the legislature to pass the Rhode Island Manufacturing Initiative. It's a good plan that helps smaller manufactures buy new equipment and hire more people."

UPCOMING EVENTS! Visit our website February 20, 2018 Tax Seminar March 1, 2018 How to Increase Sales and Marketing for Your Company May 9, 2018 Annual RIMA Breakfast and Meeting

In the News this Month

Guill Tool & Engineering News Guill Tool & Engineering, a tool-and-die precision machining company, has recently been certified by NQA for AS9100:2016, a quality management standard specific to aerospace. The company also earned an ISO 9001:2015 certification which applies to the design and manufacture of single and multi-layer extrusion head and tooling as well as to the manufacture of various components for submarines

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Congressman Langevin's Recent Visit to Hexagon At his recent visit to Hexagon, Congressman Langevin commented on his experience and discussion from a roundtable discussion at Hexagon To Read More About This Story, Click Here!

Governor Gina Raimondo Attends Ceremony at New England Institute of Technology

Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined the faculty, staff and students of New England Institute of Technology’s Shipbuilding/Marine and Advanced Manufacturing Institute (SAMI) at a celebration to commemorate the 200 students who have completed an intensive 300-hour machinist training program and have been hired by local manufacturing companies SAMI was developed through grants provided by the United States Department of Labor, the Governor’s Workforce Board of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, the Rhode Island Foundation and the Champlin Foundations

Understanding More About the Opiod Crisis

The nation’s opioid overdose epidemic is the single greatest public health crisis of our time in the past 5 years, we have lost more than 1,200 Rhode Islanders to overdose Governor Raimondo established the Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force in 2015 To Read More, Click Here

Member Spotlight

This Month's Member in the Spotlight is... Calise & Sons Bakery, Inc.

For over 100 years, the Calise family has been baking and delivering the freshest, best tasting bread and rolls, earning a reputation as the highest quality specialty baker in the Northeast What makes Calise so special? The answer is quite simple: The “Calise Way”. It is about producing products of very high quality in a safe and clean work environment at competitive prices with excellent customer service.  Calise manufacturers over 140 varieties of baked, par-baked, and frozen products and distribute a full line of white bread products, bagels, breakfast pastries, pockets and wraps for food service accounts. The Calise brand has grown to be one of the strongest brands in the Northeast, creating rapid growth in sales and profits for its customers.

Interested in Membership?

Why Join RIMA? We Advocate for Manufacturing Let RIMA keep you informed on the local, state and federal levels critical issues Ensure your concerns are being raised with government leaders of our state. We Promote Economic Improvement We offer networking opportunities to our members We promote and support a more competitive business climate. We collaborate with likeminded organizational partners to amplify our cross-industry interests throughout the state We Help Solve Problems A clearinghouse of information : We can connect you with local suppliers and potential customers We can elevate your legislative and regulatory concerns to public officials We Support Education and Workforce Development RIMA‘s partner, We Make RI, develops career education programs to help companies identify and secure talented workers through certified apprentice programs

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