September 15, 2017
Hartford Courant: Hartford Conference Emphasizes Importance of Women in Manufacturing
S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-5th District) and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) spoke Friday at a summit for female leaders in the manufacturing sector about the importance of diverse leadership, encouraging students and workers toward advanced manufacturing skill sets and...
September 12, 2017
Politico: Steel Consumers Urge Trump Not To Impose 'Disastrous' Tariffs
A coalition of companies that at least partly rely on foreign steel to make thousands of products and employ more than 1 million workers have urged Trump not to slap duties on imported steel in the name of national security under the rarely used Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962....
September 11, 2017
Markets Insider: Alliantgroup’s Greg Knarr to Present at NTMA Southwest Regional Conference
alliantgroup Director Greg Knarr will be presenting at the National Tooling and Machining Association's Southwest Regional Conference on Friday, September 15th in Westminster, Colorado. His presentation, entitled "Tax Breaks for NTMA members," will be held at the Westin Westminster and...
August 24, 2017
Portland Press Herald: Thornton Academy internships introduce kids to manufacturing
August 23, 2017
IT Business Net: ETCO Incorporated was Awarded National Tooling and Machining Association’s Employer of The Year 2017
ETCO Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of custom precision metal stampings, wire termination parts and molded products announced today that the company through three of its employees was recognized by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) (Florida West Coast Chapter) as "...
August 08, 2017
Business West: Institute for Applied Life Sciences Connects UMass with High-tech Industry
UMass Amherst may be renowned for cutting-edge scientific research, but when it comes from turning published papers into public benefits, the transition hasn’t always been smooth.
“What we don’t do well is move the results of our research into society,” said Jim Capistran, executive...
August 07, 2017
Assembly: Reshoring trend at record levels—What’s next?
For the first time in decades, more manufacturing jobs are returning to the United States than are going offshore. The reshoring trend is at record levels, and I need your help to drive more growth!
We need companies to document their actions and do the math while we work to achieve...
August 04, 2017
Business Observer: Finding Talent
Hanging in the lobby of Southern Manufacturing Technologies Inc. is a large picture of a soldier holding a javelin missile. The picture is of Cpl. Steven Hollahan, whose troop was under attack from the Taliban when he set a record for the longest javelin missile shot ever recorded to take the...
July 27, 2017
Clean Technica: Energy Trade Action Coalition Formed To Combat Anti-Trade In Solar Industry
A new coalition formed to combat imposing tariffs on imported solar products has been launched this week, the Energy Trade Action Coalition made up of a group of companies, associations, and organisations dedicated to fighting the trade petition including, surprisingly enough, two conservative...
July 26, 2017
Renewables Now:US firms, organizations unite to fight Sunvia’s case in US
The Energy Trade Action Coalition (ETAC) has been formed in the US to fight against protectionist measures such as the solar import tariff and floor price proposed by Suniva in its Section 201 petition.
The coalition has been launched on Friday by a group of companies, associations and...
