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Welcome to Upper Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association
Your One Source Newsletter For All Things Manufacturing
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What Are Your Hiring Options?
We know that adding good employees is the absolute number one issue facing our manufacturing sector today. Our region has many options to successfully navigate this hurdle whether you're looking to grow your own, hire entry level or semi-skilled, ramp up quickly or looking for a skilled professional. If you want to explore the options attend our March meeting on the 17th, 8:30-10AM at the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, 101 State Street W, Oldsmar for an expert panel discussion. Read more...
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UTBMA Brings New Services to Members through FloridaMakes
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The Noodle Factory
Here's innovative leadership at its best
Last month two of our members in very dissimilar types of manufacturing - syrup production and tool making - decided to bring their leadership teams together and share best practices.
Learn about the process here
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Duke Energy Invests $50K to Establish a Cutting-Edge 3D Printing Lab
Duke Energy, the largest electric power holding company in the United States, has donated $50,000 to establish a state-of-the-art 3D printing lab at the Science Center.
This funding enables the Science Center to create a 3D printing (also known as Additive Manufacturing) training program to help close skill gaps within the Manufacturing sector. The program will offer a balance of "in-school" learning with hands-on design and printing of objects containing moving parts without assembly.
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| Things That Make You Go Hmmm????
Quick hitters! Information is the currency that fuels democracy...Jefferson...and business. What you don't know CAN HURT YOU! Some great stuff in here on 3-D printing advances, drones, energy and more. Skim the titles and read more at your pleasure. Keep in touch here...
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Some Worthwhile Ideas
Check here to see why manufacturing is a surprisingly large part of our economy, why folks don't retain their training, the liberating lessons of doing less and watch a Google dummy get bullied.
Read here...
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Time Savers
Here are links to additional information on various important topics
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Jobs and Training Corner
Below is a variety of information on job seekers and employment opportunities:
Seeking
March 2016 Job Fair
Join us at the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Job Fair for networking and outreach! Our training graduates as well as the general public is invited to help you fill your vacant positions. Space is limited so please register to reserve your table by February 29th at the BAMA website.
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Transition Veteran Employment Tours (T-VETs)
Veterans and transitioning service members have many desirable traits that can enhance your workforce: commitment, discipline, loyalty, teamwork and training. But do they really understand what goes on in a manufacturing facility? Do they recognize that their military experience in logistics, mechanical systems, operations, IT, communications, and even administrative tasks, can contribute to the manufacturing environment?
With your help, the answer is yes,
see you how you can get involved click here
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Florida TRADE Partnerships
It's the SMART Choice. Click here to see why! Help us help you! The 13 Florida TRADE grant colleges have will set out to place 1,000 students in non-clinical internships. You can also access permanent placements through this program. Saint Petersburg College, Pasco Hernando State College and Hillsborough Community College are all involved in this program. And they have reorganized their website to make this clean and painless. Join the Drive to 1000 today!
It's literally as easy as 1,2,3:
- If you want more information about a specific college
- If you want to see all available interns
- f you want to see info on permanent placement opportunities
For SPC access click here to sign up to host an intern, and here to post a job on their SPC job board! Click here for the current SPC Newsletter. For Pasco Hernando State College job posting use this link.You can visit the PHSC Trade website here. Please forward this email to your colleagues who might also be interested
Another way to broaden the search pool is Career Source's Intern website. Here you can post opportunities and draw from a regional pool of interns in a variety of career fields...and sometimes offset the cost of hiring too. Click here.
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Association Update
We appreciate those of you that have joined either the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce or the Upper Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association. We request that you consider formal membership at this point. We are attaching a brochure outlining the service activities we provide as well as an application form. We appreciate your consideration and support and look forward to advancing the cause of manufacturing in the Upper Tampa Bay in 2015 and beyond!
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| Manufacturers Association Resource Guide At the roundtable we heard many comments along the lines of 'I didn't know that', 'I wish I would have know that' and how do find out about that'. So we have developed a resource guide which will have a permanent spot on this newsletter to try and help out. This is a 'work in progress' so any suggestions on making it more robust and useful are welcome. Access the guide by clicking here. |
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| Why An Association ?
- We host nearly 20% of Florida Manufacturers
- Build and sustain a world class workforce
- Develop new markets, products and services
- Leverage state and federal grants and incentives
- Improve business practices
- We can be stronger together with a common voice
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| Who Is Involved?
- Manufacturers
- Manufacturers
- Manufacturers
- Key Elected Officials
- Florida Makes
- Regional Economic Development Agencies
- Regional Workforce Agencies
- Regional Colleges and Schools
- UTB Chamber
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| TRADE Partners Needed Our TRADE partner colleges need your help as in several capacities:
- Share your expertise
- Hire qualified employees and interns
- Encourage prospective students to explore a manufacturing career
You can make a difference!
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| Manufacturing Consultants Here are some links to local business consultants you may find useful. Gil Pinney Huttlin Associates Synapse-Sync |
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