Program participants will earn money while performing paid, on-the-job training and taking part in classroom training hours.
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Manufacturing
Where business is bouncing 
Paul Cunningham spent 15 years as a photo editor for Major League Baseball and lived a fan’s dream life. Today, he is honing his skills as a leather craftsman and the founder of Leather Head Sports in Glen Rock, making baseball gloves, balls of various sorts and other athletic equipment.
Read More »Pastry maker Puratos spends $500K to upgrade production line
The investment will allow the company to more efficiently make glazes at its Pennsauken location.
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NJMEP awards scholarships, LEDR-Ship grants
Awards can be used for 4-year or county colleges, industrial schools and for other approved industry-credentialed training.
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Former Revlon president takes helm at Unilever North America as Sourry retires (updated)
Fabian Garcia joins the Englewood Cliffs-based company as Amanda Sourry retires following two years at its helm, and more than 30 years with the company.
Read More »Manufacturers may soon have preference when applying for workforce development grants
Employers in the manufacturing industry, which is currently in the midst of a skills-gap crisis, could receive some help through a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Hal Wirths, R-24th District. Assembly Bill A4023/Senate Bill 446 gives manufacturers preference when applying for grants to train their employees. The legislation passed the full AssemblyNov. 25, 73-0-0, and passed ...
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NJMEP, ECCC debut Apprenticeship Bridge to College Credit program
Apprentices in the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program's industrial manufacturing production technician program will be eligible to earn up to eight credits during their time in the course, and then offered direct access to continue learning at Essex County Community College upon completion.
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Labeling solutions provider expands Lakewood manufacturing facility
After the addition of 20,000 square feet of multi-purpose space, Luminer's plant now boasts a total 50,000 square feet.
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Brother International Corp. names USA chairman, president
Kazufumi Ikeda has become the chairman of the board of directors while Don Cummins, also a BIC-USA board member, has become president.
Read More »The Knotts Co. to distribute Yamaha Products
“It’s our utmost priority to provide our customers in New Jersey, southern New York state, and the metropolitan New York area with a greater offering of technology solutions that will accelerate their automated production," said Knotts Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mark Howe.
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Food Day: Plant-based disruption in the food industry
“What’s interesting is that there are several different words being used. Meat, beef, burger. What’s okay? It’s largely unresolved,” Norris McLaughlin Intellectual Property Group Co-Chair Danielle DeFilippis said. To mitigate your brand's legal woes, "make sure your labels are compliant, make sure what you have on there isn't going to anger your competitors, and do what you need to protect it going forward."
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Food Day: Don’t just focus on growth, focus on security
As the use of blockchain becomes more mainstream across businesses of all sizes, "the probability of [a vendor or manufacturer] you work with being on [it] by the end of next year is very high," NJMEP Cyber and Supply Chain Specialist Ray Martinelli said Monday during a food manufacturing event in Freehold.
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