Manufacturers Newsletter

November 2017

Your One Source Newsletter For All Things Manufacturing...Current and Future!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Meeting

We're done with Halloween but we've arranged a special treat for our November 16 meeting. A double-header plant tour hosted by Pharmaworks and their neighbor Big Storm Brewery. The tour at Pharmaworks will start at 3:30 pm and then we'll head next door to Big Storm. Click here for directions and registration. There is no fee.

Manufacturing Awards 2017

Another great evening with a super speaker. We had over 160 folks turn out to hear our speaker Laurie Moncrieff, Executive Director of The Doolittle Institute, a Department of Defense initiative to more rapidly develop and field advanced technologies in direct response to warfighting needs. The Doolittle Institute has a local subsidiary in Tampa, SOFWERX, that gets its requirements directly from Special Operations and Central Command planners. But enough of that see for yourself. Want to get involved? See some SOFWERX projects that are looking for partners in this newsletter.

Manufacturing Month 2017:Regional Wrapup

Thanks to the 30 plus manufacturers in Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Counties that combined to host over 1300 students from over 40 different middle and high schools and the school district staffs that worked to identify interested schools and arrange the transportation. With the virtual tour offered to all Hernando and Pasco middle and high schools over 3,000 students gained some glimpse into our industry. The exposure to real manufacturing is critically important to the future career decisions of these students as well as meaningful to the hosts as reflected in the videos, photos and comments contained in this article. Click to continue.

2017 State Of The Industry Report

Manufacturing.net has published a four part State of the Industry Report. Worth a look!

Part I A Look at Market and Consumer Trends Changing Manufacturing

Part II Risks and Disruptors

Part III The Changing Workforce

Part IV Looking To The Future

DPAD: An Acronym That Can Put Money In Your Pocket

The Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD) also called the "domestic manufacturing deduction" or "U.S. production activities deduction." DPAD was passed into law as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (PL 108-357) effective for tax years beginning after 2004.

Who Qualifies? All businesses engaged in domestic manufacturing and production activities qualify for IRC § 199 Domestic Production Activities Deduction benefit. Traditional manufacturers qualify but the rules have broadened the traditional definition of manufacturing to also include companies such as Qualifying production property which was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted by the taxpayer in whole or in significant part within the United States.

Need more info on the how to? Contact Jerry Custin at 813 855-4233

Out Of The Box Thinking On Workforce and Business Development

This includes an article from the Florida Chamber Foundation and two videos from TED.com. The last one may make your head hurt but worth the fourteen minutes when you have a scotch in your hand.

Closing The Workforce Gap Means Expanding Opportunities . Here's a brief article reflecting on putting more individuals with disabilities in the workforce based on their abilities to contribute to your needs through the Florida Chamber Internship Program. While this does not mention ex-offenders with skills and motivation to succeed. The same principle applies. Read here

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Want A More Innovative Company? Hire More Women! Does diversity drive innovation or does innovation push diversity? Or is leadership style more important than either? Here's an interesting study, mostly European based, with metrics indicating that more women in leadership positions (20% baseline) drives innovation and productivity.

T ake a peek

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How We'll Earn Money In A Future Without Jobs. This has been a concern to some degree since the industrial revolution but technology has continually produced new markets and new jobs. But machines are no catching up to some inherently human tasks requiring flexibility, adaptability and critical thinking. Will we need some type of incentive based guaranteed income to respond.
See what you think?

Things That Make You Go Hmmm????

Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. Need to just look at the titles of articles in here and see what you need to assess a little more deeply. Some categories evolving:

Business: Production seems to be continuing on an upward trend; Fed rate hike may be in the offing
Technology: VP Pence and Elon Musk looking out in space and colonizing Mars
Business Leadership: Will robots and automation replace workers entirely; GE shifting back to basics
Politics: Tax policy remains the highlight
International: China productivity continues to increase; Musk looking at a plant in China
Click here.

Time Savers

Here are links to additional information on various important topics

COMMUNITY CALENDAR and NEWSLETTERS Click Title to Access

With the help of Becky Burton, BAMA, we're trying to pull together a single calendar of all regional manufacturing events to include BAMA, UTBMA, and professional associations like SME, APICS, NTMA, etc. Access the calendar here. If you you would like to input your organizational calendar contact Becky Burton or Jerry Custin.
One Voice - great national level insights on a variety of hot topics from NTMA and PMA Advocacy Clips...
this is a must browse

November 1 Investments In Talent Improves Costs
November 2 Paid Internships Are Putting Youth In Manufacturing
November 3 SME Chief Talks on "Silver Tsunami"
November 4 How Siemens, Others Work To Fill he Skills Gap

White Papers...you either lead, follow or get run over. Some excellent white papers on challenges, opportunities and solutions. Don't forget, we can help when you want to get a Round Tuit. Click here....

Jobs Corner and Marketplace

Hiring

Seeking

Added some great new job seekers this month some highly experienced.
Abe Brown Ministries offers a tax credit if $2400 per hire and up to $5000 bonding at no cost to the employer. The following candidates are covered by this program.

Experienced Project Manager with Fraud Protection Experience (Nov)
IT professional understand cyber security extensive senior corporate background. Leader!
Senior Executive/Program Manager. Strong defense and aerospace background. Has security clearances.
Need an experienced trainer with manufacturing experience? Rare find and current member SME and NIMS
Organized self-starter with outside sales, business development and management experience .

SPC Course Alert

PLC Training at Braas Inc. November and January openings. Details here!

AmSkills Updates

AmSkills Adult Pre-Apprentices Ready for Work!

Four of nine already hired. If your company is interested in hiring one of our semi-skilled or Apprentice Candidates, please contact us at 727.301.1282 ext. 126

Do You Know Someone ...That Needs to Jump Start Their Career? AmSkills Adult Pre-Apprenticeship Classes Starting Soon!

Check out this flier.

Click here for more info on both programs.

We Do Round Tuits

Have anything that nags you routinely in you r operation but doesn't q uite get up the priority scale to make it go away permanently? Stuff that may cross some management lines and isn't quite worth the battle? These are irritants you never get around to. No more excuses, we're here to take them on. A great one is us of IWT and EWT grants to offset training costs. The next round of applications starts July 1. Contact Patrick Baymont for more information.

Association Update

We appreciate those of you that have joined either the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce or the Florida Suncoast 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 2017 and beyond!

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.

Issue: 11

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In This Issue

Engineered Accounting

Manufacturing Awards

Manufacturing Month

State of the Industry

DPAD

Out Of The Box

Things That Make You Go Hmmm????

Time Savers

Job Corner

SPC Course Alert

AMSkills Update

Round Tuit's

Association Update

Resource Guide

SPC Course Alert

PLC Training

Oldsmar

Nov 8-Dec 10

Jan 8-Feb 4

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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

Fall Hiring

Career Source Pinellas and Career Source Tampa Bay are gearing up for the Tampa Bay Fall Internship cycle. If you're seeking interns or have openings for recent college grads you can post directly. Just click here. If you prefer Career Source to assist, just complete the attached Job Order and either fax or email Jason Druding.

For a more complete description of Career Source Services click here.

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