In an effort to directly connect graduating students with career opportunities that exist in the Lake County, Manufacturing Industry Perry High School is hosting a Manufacturing Hiring Event on Wednesday, May 3rd beginning at 3pm. Students who plan to stay in Lake County after graduation and who are interested in more than a...Continue Reading
“I was asked to help students to create a Robobot the first year, only six weeks prior to the first competition. I had two very dedicated students who worked tirelessly with the assistance of multiple manufacturing partners. They came up with a spinner that taught them about design, engineering and perseverance. They were hooked and...Continue Reading
Manufacturing by the Numbers (3rd Q 2016), from Team NEO TeamNEO, the network regional partner of JobsOhio, released its quarterly economic indicators for Northeast Ohio in September 2016. Here’s a sample of their numbers: “Manufacturing makes up 26% of traded sectors.” “Manufacturing makes up 20% of the region’s GRP.” Part of why we do our...Continue Reading
Making Stuff Mike Rowe’s campaign called I Make America How Everyday Things Are Made: The Product Realization Network at Stanford University Theedgefactor.com The Edge Factor highlights the excitement of modern advanced manufacturing technology. This video-rich site displays real life manufacturing and metalworking challenges, spotlighting the technology that overcomes those challenges. Manufacturingiscool.com This award winning, interactive...Continue Reading
AWT is pleased, proud and honored that the Lake County Board of Commissioners have resolved that October is Manufacturing Month in Lake County. Manufacturing Month is a national initiative, and the resolution by Lake County to officially adopt this helps “encourage the active engagement of our communities, educational institutions and manufacturers to continue to work...Continue Reading
The Alliance for Working Together (AWT) Foundation’s mission to promote the development of rewarding careers in manufacturing and impact Ohio’s manufacturing community continues to advance as they partner with Edge Factor to support 51 public and private middle and high schools in Lake and Geauga counties with eduFACTOR’s inspiring media and interactive resources. “We are...Continue Reading
