The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program named winning New Jersey companies Oct. 4 at the organization's Manufacturing Day event in Somerset.
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Manufacturing
NJMEP: Using blockchain to increase food safety for manufacturers
The buy-in to blockchain comes at a significant cost, but one that is offset by eventual savings, said Juliana Canale, food industry safety, compliance and regulatory solutions specialist for Hyperledger, a collaborative tool from Walmart and IBM.
Read More »NJMEP Manufacturing Day connects legislators and companies
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program President and CEO John Kennedy welcomed hundreds of people in celebration of the occasion on Friday at The Marigold in Somerset.
Read More »NJ small manufacturers net $59M in SBA loans in 2019
The Small Business Administration said it approved 72 loans for the industry in the Garden State creating and retaining, combined, more than 1,000 jobs.
Read More »Rymax adds Kenmore Vacuums to rewards portfolio
Kenmore branded vacuums will now be offered through the Pine Brook-based company's various programs, including corporate gifting, sales incentives, employee recognition, loyalty programs and more.
Read More »NJMEP retains nearly 37,000 jobs over 19 years
The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program is a nonprofit organization that assesses, consults, trains and advocates on behalf of manufacturing companies.
Read More »Making it in New Jersey (video)
New Jersey manufacturers are struggling to find enough skilled employees even though the industry here pays an average salary of $90,000 annually.
Read More »Working on the supply-chain gang
Companies, like Newark-based apparel and accessories manufacturer Unionwear, focus on moving components quickly.
Read More »Holding their own
Since 2000, manufacturing employment plunged by nearly 5 million, or more than 28 percent, as the number of manufacturing establishments dropped by more than 78,000, a 22 percent decline.
Read More »Salt of the earth
How a family health crisis sent Kimarie Santiago down a path to small business success.
Read More »A hands-on approach
A North Jersey veteran in his late 20s who was working without much growth potential wanted make a career change into the growing advanced manufacturing segment. “The problem was, he didn’t have any manufacturing background,” recounted Patti Moran of NJMEP. “Fortunately, after reading about some apprenticeship programs, he was motivated enough to contact the U.S. Department of Labor, which referred him to us. In September we placed him in a salaried apprenticeship program.”
Read More »Lincoln Tech campus earns accreditation for Heavy Equipment and Truck Technology Program (updated)
The South Plainfield location of Lincoln Educational Services Corp. was accredited by the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation for its Heavy Equipment and Truck Technology program.
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