Enhancing the industrial climate of Washington County, Pennsylvania and its adjoining areas and advancing the professional knowledge of our members.

The next monthly meeting of the WCMA will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Please note date change to the second Thursday in March. We will be meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe at 5:30 pm for our social/networking hour followed by dinner at 6:30pm. Guest speaker for the evening will be Susan Nitzberg, Associate Director, Outreach Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence.
STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence is an organization whose mission is to alert regional employers to the financial, personnel and safety costs of partner violence on the workplace and to equip them withtools to take effective organizational action. By focusing on engaging employers in taking workplace action against partner violence, STANDING FIRM broadens the social network of support for victims and encouragement for batterers to reconsider the consequences of their behavior, in the context of improving the well-being of the workforce and safety of the workplace. Over 340 companies/organizations in Southwestern PA have joined STANDING FIRM. More information is available at http://www.standingfirmswpa.org/
The cost for the dinner is $25.00 per person and may be paid in advance with a check to the Association, Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or you may pay at the desk the evening of the meeting. Please note, because we guarantee the number of meals, if you make reservations, but cannot attend, your company will be charged for the dinner if you do not cancel in advance. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, March 8. 2017. Please make reservations for this month’s meeting by calling Ron Davis at (724} 746-4300. Please spell your name and company and the name and company of any guests if leaving a voice message. You can also register online here.

The meeting particulars are as follows:

MEETING DATE: Thursday, March 9, 2017 (2nd Thursday in March}

WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe

WHEN: 5:30 pm Social Hour,  6:30 pm Dinner,  7:15 pm Program – Susan Nitzberg; Associate Director The Business Case to End Partner Violence

The WCMA February Meeting will be on Thursday February 2nd and is a tour of Mingo Creek Distilling in Washington followed by dinner at the Union Grill.

Relax and enjoy a whiskey cocktail as you walk through Mingo Creek’s warmly restored turn-of-the-century monument factory.  You will learn about the history of the whiskey rebellion in Washington along with the in’s and out’s of the production area with Mingo Creek’s 300-gallon, American-made pot still, water treatment area, grain storage and grinding,  barrel racks and aging process, and material handling process which utilizes our 100-year-old overhead crane and a cement hopper.  The tour will finish in the Tinker Dining Room with a flight of our whiskeys to try.

Attendance for this tour is limited, so please be sure register ASAP.

The cost for the dinner is $25.00 per person and may be paid in advance with a check to the Association, Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or you may pay at the desk the evening of the meeting. Please note, because we guarantee the number of meals, if you make reservations, but cannot attend, your company will be charged for the dinner if you do not cancel in advance. Please make reservations for this month’s meeting by calling Ron Davis at (724) 746 4300. Please spell your name and company and the name and company of any guests if leaving a voice message. You can also click here to register.

Date: Thursday February 2, 2016

Location:

Tour: Liberty Pole Spirits by Mingo Creek Craft Distillers

68 W. Maiden St. Washington, PA 15301

Dinner: Union Grill

13 E. Wheeling St. Washington, PA 15301

Time: 5:30pm Tour, Approx  7pm dinner

Sponsored by:

The WCMA January Meeting will be on Thursday January 12th at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe. For the evening’s program, Bob Stearns, CEO of  Powerful Potential will present: “In Pursuit of A Culture of Excellence and Potential” .

During this one of a kind seminar, you will learn how to implement 3 Strategies used by Role Model organizations to drive excellence and potential.  These organizations are winners of the Malcolm Baldrige Award.  This Award is presented yearly by the U.S. President.  Your presenter, Bob Stearns had the good fortune to lead a Pittsburgh company, Medrad, to win the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award.

• Three Baldrige Strategies to Create a Culture of Excellence & Potential
•  Leadership: Instilling an Owner’s Mentality
•  Apply the 85% Rule – Excellence in work Processes
•  Unleash Customer Loyalty

BOB STEARNS, our presenter, is one of only 100 people to ever lead his organization, Medrad Inc. to win the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige. He has worked for the United States Department of Commerce as a Senior Baldrige Examiner. Bob led CoManage Corporation to be named the Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania.  He is now the CEO of Powerful Potential, an Organization that has developed High Performance Leaders, Organizations, and Cultures since 1985. He works with businesses, from 3 employees to 5000 employees, to achieve extraordinary performance and results in sales, profitability, customer loyalty, employee engagement, process improvement, strategic planning and process excellence. Bob works with manufacturers, healthcare, education, non-profit, and arts organizations.

The cost for the dinner is $25.00 per person and may be paid in advance with a check to the Association, Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or you may pay at the desk the evening of the meeting. Please note, because we guarantee the number of meals, if you make reservations, but cannot attend, your company will be charged for the dinner if you do not cancel in advance. Please make reservations for this month’s meeting by calling Ron Davis at (724) 746 4300. Please spell your name and company and the name and company of any guests if leaving a voice message. You can also Click here to register

Date: Thursday January 12, 2017

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe

Time:5:30pm Social Hour, 6:30 pm dinner followed by program

Due to a scheduling conflict, the next meeting of the W.C.M.A. will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2106. We will start the meeting with a tour of Baltec Corporation at 5:30 PM followed by our social hour and dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe. Also , please note, November is our new member recruitment month. Any potential new member brought by a current member will be the guest of the WCMA for dinner. We hope to have a great turnout for this meeting.
With over 45,000 machines installed worldwide, Baltec is the global solutions provider for riveting equipment. Highlighted by the HPP-25 Process Controller available on all Baltec riveters, Baltec is continuing to set new standards in riveting equipment, riveting process monitoring and control. During the tour we will review:
• Complete line of modular riveting heads for any application in any orientation.
• Lean riveting work cell systems.
• Custom systems and machine configurations. (Dual Head, Pedestal, Bench Top, Long Stroke Versions)
• Full line of manual, pneumatic and hydra-pneumatic presses.
• Application and tooling process
• Full product line demonstrations
Baltec is a global company specializing in riveting technology. We are headquartered in Zurich Switzerland. In addition to our global dealer network, we have direct manufacturing and support facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, China and Brazil. All direct support facilities have local manufacturing, application development prototype lab, engineering and sales support for our expansive customer base. For more information, contact Baltec Corporation, 121 Hillpointe Drive, Suite 900 Canonsburg, PA, 15317, 724-873-5757, info.us@baltec.com, www.baltecorporation.com. The cost for the dinner is $25.00 per person and may be paid in advance with a check to the Association, Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or you may pay at the desk the evening of the meeting. Please note, because we guarantee the number of meals, if you make reservations, but cannot attend, your company will be charged for the dinner if you do not cancel in advance. Please make reservations for this month’s meeting by calling Ron Davis at (724) 746 4300. Please spell your name and company and the name and company of any guests if leaving a voice message. You can also click here to register online.

The meeting particulars are as follows:
MEETING DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2016
WHERE: Baltex Corp. -121 Hillpointe Drive, Suite 900 Canonsburg, PA,
WHEN: 5:30- Tour 121 Hillpointe Drive, Suite 900 Canonsburg, PA
6:30 – Social Hour and Dinner – Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe

The WCMA Holiday Party will be on Thursday December 8^th at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe. We will enjoy a pleasant evening of music from the Jenny Wilson Duo, dinner and great conversation. We encourage you to bring your significant other to our gathering. As in previous years, we will be collecting donations for Toys for Tots. If you are able please bring a new, unwrapped toy  to donate. The Toys for Tots program is run by the US Marines and helps families and especially children in our area to h ave a brighter Christmas. The cost for dinner will be $25.00 per person.

Date: Thursday December 8, 2016

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe

Time:6:00pm

Click here to RSVP for the party

The increased needs of children in our community have fostered our desire to support this program. The goal of our efforts is to place a smile on a child’s face this Holiday season through the simple act of giving! Last year this chapter of Toys for Tots, gave 34,661 toys to 4,332 children.  In the last ten years they have given 143,086 toys to 21,558 children!

Any brand new toys still in their original box and/or monetary donations are greatly appreciated.  If you are giving a money donation, please make check payable to “Toys for Tots”.  No cash please.

We strongly encourage toys made in America!

**Contact Paul Lukas for drop off info prior to the Holiday Dinner @ 724-743-3301.

**Feel free to contact any WCMA board member to inquire about this event and how you can participate.

The October meeting of the WCMA will be held on Thursday October 6, 2016. We will start the evening with a tour of First Energy Corporation’s Central Machine Shop and Mobile Maintenance Headquarters located at 50 Curry Avenue, Canonsburg, PA. This is located in the PA Transformer complex. We will begin the tour at 5:00 PM. Dinner will follow at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe.

FirstEnergy invested approximately $1 .3 million to upgrade a recently vacated 110,000-square-foot facility to include machine, repair and electric shops and related equipment, sandblasting and painting facilities, a tool room, fabrication area and office areas. A staff of 15 mechanics, electricians and other tradesmen comprise the Central Machine Shop, which will provide equipment refurbishment and repair services for FirstEnergy’s generating plants. An additional 30 employees will work out of the facility as part of the Mobile Maintenance Team, supporting maintenance outages and other work at the company’s plants. “The Central Machine Shop and Mobile Maintenance team are important to our comprehensive maintenance strategy, which ensures we operate a safe, reliable generation fleet that meets customers’ electricity needs. Locating these facilities under one roof improves the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of our operations – ultimately benefiting our customers,” said James H. Lash, president of FirstEnergy Generation. “We are also pleased to contribute to the economic prosperity of Canonsburg and the Washington County area by helping bring jobs, taxes and new business to the area.”

The cost for the dinner is $25.00 per person and may be paid in advance with a check to the Association, Box BE, Washington, PA 15301 , or you may pay at the desk the evening of the meeting. Please note, because we guarantee the number of meals, if you make reservations, but cannot attend, your company will be charged for the dinner if you do not cancel in advance. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, October 5, 2016.
Please make reservations for this month’s meeting by calling Ron Davis at (724) 746-4300. Please spell your name and company and the name and company of any guests if leaving a voice message.

You can also register online.

The meeting particulars are as follows:
MEETING DATE: Thursday, October 6, 2016
WHERE: First Energy Central Repair Shop, 50 Curry Ave., Canonsburg, PA 15317 (PA Transformer Bldg)
WHEN: 5:00 – Tour will begin at First Energy
Approximately 6:15 Social Hour at Hilton Garden Inn
7:00 – Dinner at Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe, Canonsburg, PA

Southwest Corner Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnership

Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board

A Regional Employer Partnership for the Advanced Manufacturing Sector

Underwritten by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

Dear Industry Partners,

I am pleased to inform you that the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board has funds available to help support the cost of your company’s incumbent worker training needs.

Your company can receive up to a 65% cost reimbursement for training your existing workforce.

The Southwest Corner Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnership (IP) will begin this year’s activities by scheduling a series of group meetings with local manufacturing companies. The purpose of the meetings is to assess the training needs of our current IP members and invite other local manufacturing companies to join the IP. Based on outcomes of our meeting the IP will prepare a training plan to submit for state approval. Only training pre-approved by the state will be eligible for reimbursement.

Please plan to attend one of the following IP meetings to discuss your company’s training needs and eligibility requirements of the grant:

• Tuesday, September 20^th at 8:30 AM – Greene County , Hampton Inn and Suites, 227 Greene Plaza, Waynesburg, PA 15370
• Wednesday, September 21^st at 8:30 AM – Mon Valley, PA Career Link Office, 570 Galiffa Drive, Donora, PA 15033
• Friday, September 30^th at 8:30 AM – Beaver County, PA CareerLink Office, Beaver Valley Mall, Route 18, Beaver, PA 15061
• Tuesday, October 11^th at 8:30 AM – Washington County PA Careerlink Office, 90 West Chestnut Street, Washington, PA 15301

The Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board is the lead applicant of the grant award from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry The grant was requested on behalf of the region’s manufacturing industry.

Your company’s participation sends a strong message to the PA Department of Labor & Industry that these programs are important to employers.  We will ensure that your time will be utilized wisely!

Please email your meeting RSVP to Ami Gatts at: agatts@washingtongreene.org or

John Tkach at: jtkach@kdpworks.org or by calling 412-849-5204.

Thanks,

Ami Gatts

SWC AM IP

Director

Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board

724-229-5083

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