A recent article in the Westchester and Fairfield Counties Business Journals (‘Needle moving in right direction’ for CT manufacturers) highlights a conversation with Kelli Vallieres, named executive director of the newly-formed Connecticut Workforce Development Unit in July. The role of the unit is to work in conjunction with the Governor’s Workforce Council, to ensure that […]
Workforce Recruitment Training During a Pandemic?
It may seem strange to offer workforce recruitment training during a pandemic, after all there are so many unemployed people out there. It should be easy to fill open positions. In theory that’s true, however in practice, finding the right people is easier said than done. Setting aside the specific skills sets needed for certain manufacturing […]
Paid Family Leave – What You Need to Know
Thanks to Leesa Schipani for sharing this post from her Kardas Larson website. During our webinar follow-up surveys this was one of the topics the audience had requested more information on. As you know, although the Connecticut Paid Leave (CTPL) Act was enacted more than a year ago, it’s been a challenge to understand what […]
Super Article All Manufacturers Should Check Out
Kuddos to the Hartford Business Journal! They did an excellent job with their article “Tech Arms Race” about Industry 4.0. AI enabled machines and 3-D printers are no longer the future but the present as competition from manufacturers across the nation and globe vie for contracts. The article also highlights work being done by Ron […]
Alliance for American Manufacturing – Check It Out
I had a few spare minutes and decided to spend them looking at a post on the Alliance for American Manufacturing website. Now some people will admit that when they go on Facebook, they spend way more time than they anticipated. In my case, Facebook doesn’t have that kind of power, however, the Alliance for […]
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