Manufacturing
Rethinking Lean in a Time of Social Distancing
Rethinking Lean in a Time of Social Distancing Process and system designs need to adapt to keep workers safe. Beau Keyte APR 03, 2020 I was reading about March Madness shutting down when I received an SOS email from a plant manager. He had just shut down his plant for...
FINANCING FOR COMPANIES RESPONDING TO COVID-19 PROCUREMENT CHALLENGE
A Health Care Products & Services Shortage to address the COVID -19 virus is at crisis proportions and has been widely reported in the media. A variety of responses are underway but the shortage of medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for workers...
Webinar – The Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Join CAR for a conversation on how automakers and suppliers are helping medical device and personal protective equipment manufacturers and the health care system during the COVID-19 crisis. CAR’s CEO and President Carla Bailo will be joined by Julie Fream, CEO and...
GTAMC Sets Record!
Grand Traverse Area Manufacturing Council proudly announces two record-braking events this past autumn to further strengthen the talent base in Northern Michigan: student participation in National Manufacturing Day, and...
Auto Supplier To Bring Up To 76 Jobs To Traverse City
Auto Supplier To Bring Up To 76 Jobs To Traverse City June 12, 2019 Global automotive supplier Lear Corporation, based in Southfield, will close a plant in Taylor and move as many as 76 jobs to Traverse City, reports say. Lear,...
GLTAAC Clients get Funding – and Results
For 36 years, GLTAAC has been working with import-impacted manufacturing firms in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana through the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program (TAAF). Our clients receive planning assistance, up to $75,000 in matching funds.... and...
Michigan Manufacturing Data
Welcome to the Michigan Manufacturing Data Dashboard. This dashboard provides a snapshot of how the state's economy is performing in general, and in particular in the manufacturing sector. The Dashboard provides independent and objective data on how Michigan's...
EXPORT CONTROL OVERVIEW COMPLIANCE TRAINING – TRAVERSE CITY
Legal Essential to Export training on May 9th. Join Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC and special guest speakers for an interactive workshop to learn tips and tools to ensure compliance. Seminars are free, but registration is required....
2019 Technology Career Fair
Michigan Works! is having their 8th annual Technology Career Fair on Tuesday, April 23rd from 4-6 PM at NMC's Hagerty Conference Center. Technology = positions that fall into Engineering Technology, Welding Technology, Information Technology, Visual Communications and...
Project Managers Looking for Professional Development
Are you a project management professional looking for professional development and networking? Traverse City now has a local branch of The Western Michigan Project Management Institute. WMPMI provides a forum for PMs to network with other professionals, share...
