MRC News
Student Video Contest Promotes Manufacturing
LVB.com covered the Lehigh Valley Skill Up Student Video Contest led by MRC and its partners at the Da Vinci Science Center on February 27, 2014. As part of the Lehigh Valley Skill Up partnership, organizers created an awareness program and led an initiative last year...
Palram Americas Hosts A3 Problem Solving Event
Palram Americas Hosts A3 Problem Solving Event MRC packed the house at our two-day A3 Problem Solving class with Tracey Richardson on February 17-18, 2014. Palram Americas of Kuttztown hosted the event. Palram is one of the world’s largest and most advanced...
Reading Chamber starts program to help small manufacturers
Reading Chamber starts program to help small manufacturers By Jennifer Glose November 20, 2013 at 10:00 AM LATEST NEWS The Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry has more than a quarter-million dollars to help small manufacturing companies in Berks...
1,000 students get behind-the–scenes tours on Manufacturing Day
1,000 students get behind-the-scenes tours on Manufacturing Day By Stacy Wescoe October 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM More than 1,000 Lehigh Valley students are getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the region’s manufacturing industry today as business leaders mark National...
Next Generation Manufacturing Study Released
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 4, 2013 Contact: Patricia A. Felise MRC Marketing & Communications 610-758-6069 or pat.felise@mrcpa.org NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING STUDY REVEALS OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. MANUFACTURERS TO EXCEL Greater Lehigh Valley,...
“Skill Up” Initiatives Promote Manufacturing Careers
For Immediate Release: September 26, 2013 Contact: Patricia A. Felise MRC Marketing & Communications 610-758-6069 or pat.felise@mrcpa.org "Skill Up" Initiatives Promote Manufacturing Careers Greater Lehigh Valley, PA – The Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)...
All Stars of Industry
We found 15 workers in key positions at cutting-edge Berks County-area companies. By Erin Negley Manufacturing all-stars profiled in Reading Eagle, September 3, 2013 The Reading Eagle's Business Weekly recently wrote about all-stars of local manufacturing. The story...
At Atlas, new technologies and new business
At Atlas, new technologies and new business By Brian Pedersen, July 22, 2013 Despite a long history of staying in one physical place, one Lehigh Valley manufacturer is quick to embrace the rapidly changing technology that allows the company to keep...
HindlePower “Manufacturer of the Week”
MRC Announces HindlePower selected as Make It in America “Manufacturer of the Week” For Immediate Release July 24, 2013 Patricia A. Felise, Communications Coordinator Manufacturers Resource Center Greater Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: The Manufacturers...
Manufacturing Day – October 4, 2013
MANUFACTURING DAY FOC-- USES ON YOUTH & TECHNOLOGY After a successful initial celebration last year, the next Manufacturing Day has been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Manufacturers, educational institutions and others are encouraged to host events that will...
Apply for DEP’s Small Business Advantage Grants
News for Immediate Release July 8, 2013 Governor Corbett Invites Small Businesses to Apply for DEP’s Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Grants Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today encouraged Pennsylvania small-business owners to apply for DEP’s...
Diversification, training keep pool maker afloat
Diversification, training keep pool maker afloat By Brian Pedersen When the recession slammed the housing industry several years ago, homeowners weren’t putting many pools in the ground. But one pool manufacturing company managed to stay afloat...