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The Northwest Contest of What’s So Cool About Manufacturing (WSCM) for middle schools in Erie and Crawford Counties has wrapped up… now that the virtual Awards Event has premiered on YouTube. Since the in-person awards event needed to be canceled…

by Susan Hileman, NWIRC Strategic Business Advisor “Fear never leads unless you feed it.” That quote was shared by John C Maxwell in a recent webinar series on leadership. It’s true. We’ve not ever been here before—in this kind of…

by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC As I write this article during such a turbulent time, I’m inspired by our manufacturers across the region. They are truly stepping up in a variety of ways to help the fight against COVID-19. On…

by Kevin Smith, Leaderstone 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 the midsection than to tackle what it…

Bob Value, Deputy Director, Steel Valley Authority Companies often utilize some form of cash forecasting, typically in the form of a monthly or annual budget. This is fine for long-range planning but is severely limiting for companies where cash is…

For those of you looking for a fun and educational activity for your kids at home during the COVID-19 school closings…. have them think about What’s So Cool About Manufacturing (WSCM)! Voting is now open for the student videos for…

For those of you looking for a fun and educational activity for your kids at home during the COVID-19 school closings…. have them think about What’s So Cool About Manufacturing (WSCM)! Here is a Lesson Plan to prompt them to…