New members were recently announced to the NWIRC Board of Directors at the April quarterly meeting. The incoming additions include:
Kelly Goodsel, President/CEO, Viking Plastics
Elizabeth (Betsy) Jacobs, Division Manager, Barnes Group – Associated Spring
Matt Koket, President/CEO, GeorgeKo Industries…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
What do manufacturing and cooking have in common? Answer: Recipes for success! And NWIRC is spooning into the secret sauce of regional manufacturing companies for our brand new podcast.
Most working inside the industry and…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
Just coming off watching some of the NFL draft, I can’t help but remember the countless hours I spent as a high school football coach watching video tapes of practices and games. Assessing, assessing, and…
by Lisa Pustelak, NWIRC, Strategic Planning & Culture Development Specialist
With a desperate need for workforce by many companies and industries, is your company known as a “go to” for employment in your community? If not, why? How do your…
by Kevin Smith, President, Leaderstone and The Kevin Shabaar Smith Co.
If there’s one thing I know after delivering performance and quality management consulting for over a decade now, is that most people would rather take a hockey puck to…
by Tami Trout, Principal Consultant, OMEP
t’s time for a digital workforce transformation. Modern manufacturers have to juggle evolving expectations for workplace flexibility, pay, career paths and benefits. They also have to take into account the changes in the ways…
By Francisco Garcia, Senior Management Consultant at Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc.
The pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions have been harsh reminders of the need for manufacturers to create or update their business continuity plan (BCP). Disruptions of…
Ashleigh Walters is a former Board-Chair at NWIRC, so we’d like to pass on this information about her appearance at the upcoming ‘Blue Chair Chats’ at Penn State Behrend.
On Penn State Behrend Website:
In the Women’s Engagement Council’s Blue…