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|  Cultivating a World Class Manufacturing Cluster |
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Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Talented Employees:
Harper College Apprenticeships
CMMC works to build the manufacturing workforce pipeline in the Chicago region and believes apprenticeships are an overlooked resource.
Apprenticeships provide a direct pathway to existing, in-demand, skilled jobs that employers seek and give students a unique opportunity to complete their education with real skills, no debt, and established career pathways.
Attend Harper College's "Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Talented Employees" to learn more!
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Apprentice Andrew Splett of Wheeling takes an electronics course as part of his industrial maintenance mechanic apprenticeship at Harper College. Courtesy of Harper College
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
8:00 - 9:30 A.M.
Harper College
Building W, Wojcik Conference Center
1200 W Algonquin Rd.
Palatine, IL 60067
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Explore Your Export Potential
With support from JPMorgan Chase and in partnership with CMMC,
Metro Chicago Exports helps small businesses expand to new markets and find new customers by awarding grants up to $5,000 to help offset costs for airfare, trade shows, marketing campaigns and materials, website optimization and translation. The 2017 grant program is now accepting application until May 26 on their revamped website:
www.MetroChicagoExports.com.
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Join U.S. Delegation to Trentino, Italy
The
Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and ItaIy's
Trentino Sviluppo is inviting CMMC and Illinois companies to join a U.S. delegation to Trentino, Italy on June 18-21, 2017. This is a unique opportunity for U.S. manufacturers to gain firsthand contacts with potential Italian suppliers and forge new partnerships.
Roundtrip airfare, hotel, and ground transportation is included.
Click here to complete the participation form.
The deadline to apply is May 15, 2017.
For questions, contact ITA at (312) 670-4360 or chicago@ice.it.
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Industrial Design Fuels Growth of Manufacturing Sector
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Participants share ideas at DesignHouse's Women in Metals Design Jam |
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EA highlights CMMC partner
DesignHouse's
unique
Design Jams
, where participants "ideate" products that could be produced on manufacturers existing machinery, inspiring local manufacturing innovation and new product development.
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Your Voice Matters. Put Your Ideas On the Table.
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On the Table participants. Courtesy of On the Table |
The Chicago Community Trust leads an annual forum on May 16 called On the Table, designed to discuss challenges and opportunities, spark new ideas, foster relationships, and inspire collaborative action. CMMC is hosting an On the Table event with CHICAT to discuss how we can better promote careers in manufacturing to young people.
Please contact
Vanessa Uribe
if you are a manufacturer and interested in attending. Or even better,
host
your own conversation!
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Connect with the Illinois Science and Technology Institute
 Did you know the Illinois Science & Technology Institute (ISTI), a STEM-focused non-profit, provides programs and partnerships that connect companies with classrooms? ISTI created and runs the Mentor Matching Engine for schools and companies who want to impact the next generation of innovators.
It bridges the classroom and real world to facilitate collaboration between students and industry mentors, providing authentic challenge topics and mentoring to prepare students for future STEM careers. Contact ISTI to learn more.
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The
Chicago Metro Metal Consortium (CMMC)
works to strengthen the region's 4000 metal and machinery manufacturing firms
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CMMC
offers manufacturers the tools, services and resources to improve and grow their businesses through collaboration and networking, market intelligence, and promotion of the region as the nation's leading center for manufacturing.
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