Upcoming Events

We hope that you can join us at our first meeting of the new year on Thursday, January 9, 2025. For this meeting, our guest speakers Lisa Niel, President, Southwest Training Services, INc. and John Tkach, Executive Director for Keystone Development Partnership will be discussing new state grants and workforce training programs as well as how their organizations can help companies with these grants and programs as well as other services and benefits that they each offer. For this meeting, we will be in conference space offered by Perryman Corporation. Cost for dinner is $35.00 per person. Please register for the meeting by Friday January 3, 2024, at the link below or by calling Larry Butka at 724-494-7387. Please note that because we guarantee the number of guests attending the meeting if you register for the meeting, but do not attend, you will be invoiced for the meeting. Pennsylvania American Water is graciously sponsoring this month's dinner! Meeting Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM Networking, 6:00 PM Dinner and Program Location: Perryman Corporation 2045 W Pike Street, Building A Houston, PA 15342

Please join us on Thursday, November 7, 2024, for the November WCMA meeting which will be a tour of Pennsylvania American Water's E.H. Aldrich Water Treatment Facility. Following the tour, we will enjoy dinner on site. Please register for the meeting by Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the link below or by calling Larry Butka at 724-494-7387. Please note that because we guarantee the number of guests attending the meeting if you register for the meeting, but do not attend, you will be invoiced for the meeting. Pennsylvania American Water is graciously sponsoring this month's dinner!

Tour of Heartland Fabrication

This year's golf outing will take place on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Lone Pine Golf Club . Breakfast and registration is at 9:30 AM with a shotgun start for the outing at 11 AM. Cost is $150 per golfer which includes: Breakfast sandwiches Golf Steak dinner, Skill and door prizes and Networking fun! Dinner-only registration is available for $35 per person. Please note, members must be in good standing with dues paid up in order to reserve a foursome.

Please join us on Thursday, May 23, 2024, for the May WCMA meeting which will be a tour of United Industrial Group. We will meet for dinner at the Napoli in Washington, following the tour. Please register for the meeting by Friday, May 17, 2024, at the link below or by calling Jennifer Stockdale at 724-263-2664. Please note that because we guarantee the number of guests attending the meeting if you register for the meeting, but do not attend, you will be invoiced for the meeting. The cost for dinner is $35 per person and can be paid in advance by sending a check to WCMA PO Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or by cash or check at the meeting. Meeting Details Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024 Location Tour: United Industrial Group 290 Meadowlands Blvd. Washington, PA 15301 Dinner: Napoli 2112 Park Place Dr. Washington, PA 15301 Time: Tour 5:30 Social hour and dinner 6:45

Please join us on Thursday, April 18, 2024, for the April WCMA meeting which will be a tour of Lincoln Manufacturing. We will meet for dinner at the Doubletree Inn on Racetrack Road, following the tour. Please register for the meeting by Friday, April 12, 2024 , at the link below or by calling Jennifer Stockdale at 724-263-2664. Please note that because we guarantee the number of guests attending the meeting if you register for the meeting, but do not attend, you will be invoiced for the meeting. The cost for dinner is $35 per person and can be paid in advance by sending a check to WCMA PO Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or by cash or check at the meeting. About Lincoln Manufacturing Lincoln Manufacturing, Inc., located in Washington, Pennsylvania, designs, manufactures and repairs hydraulic cylinders used in coal and steel production, while providing state-of-the-art CNC machining and fabrication services. In addition, we are an authorized sales and service center for rotary screw air compressors and related products. Customer satisfaction is our primary focus, and our goal is to provide excellent quality and personalized service. Meeting Details Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Location Tour: Lincoln Manufacturing 198 Meadowlands Blvd. Washington, PA 15301 Dinner: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel 340 Racetrack Rd. Washington, PA 15301 Time: Tour 5:30 Social hour and dinner 6:45

Please join us on Thursday, March 7, 2024 , for the March WCMA meeting which will be a presentation by the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PenTAP) on the services that are available for local manufacturing companies. We will meet for dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe, followed by the presentation. Please register for the meeting by Friday , March 1, 2024 , at the link below or by calling Jennifer Stockdale at 724-263-2664. Please note that because we guarantee the number of guests attending the meeting if you register for the meeting, but do not attend, you will be invoiced for the meeting. The cost for dinner is $35 per person and can be paid in advance by sending a check to WCMA PO Box BE, Washington, PA 15301, or by cash or check at the meeting. About PennTAP At PennTAP, We take a holistic approach to all our work with clients. This means that regardless of what project or question you come to us with, our team of technical advisors will utilize their expertise and our organization’s vast university and industry network to help bring your whole facility to the next level – whether that be evaluating the site for potential equipment upgrades, outlining your energy grant eligibility, or connecting you to a top-notch university or industry collaborator. Our no-cost energy and operational assessments are designed to help Pennsylvania small to mid-sized manufacturers conserve energy and reduce waste in their facilities, lowering energy-related costs, increasing profits, and decreasing overall environmental impact. Our team of highly skilled and certified technical advisors not only assesses existing energy systems but also explores opportunities for equipment upgrades and quantifies those opportunities into financial terms. We offer unique access to an abundance of resources from Penn State University, one of the premier universities in the country, including faculty expertise, research centers, state-of-the-art facilities, as well as students. Meeting Details Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 Location: Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe 1000 Corporate Drive Canonsburg, PA 15301 Time: Social Hour with cash bar 5:30 Dinner 6:30 followed by the presentation

Join fellow WCMA members for a tour of the new Liberty Pole Spirits distillery on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. After 7 years of operating out of a converted monument factory in downtown Washington PA, Liberty Pole Spirits opened a beautiful world class distillery campus a few miles away in North Strabane PA in the summer of 2023. This whiskey campus consists of an incredible tasting room modeled after an 18th century Meetinghouse. With a beautiful stone exterior, 4 working fireplaces, expansive vaulted ceilings and a beautiful springhouse bar, this tasting room is a whiskey lover/history buff's dream. The campus also includes a 7,500 sf production building and a 4,000 sf barrel warehouse with the capacity to store 3,600 barrels in an open air, 5-floor traditional wood rickhouse. Spouses and friends are welcome for the tour. Food and drinks are available after the tour at your expense if you wish to stay and mingle after the tour. While there is no charge for the tour, we do need to let Liberty Pole know how many people to expect, so please RSVP below by Monday, December 11, 2024 or call Jennifer Stockdale at 724-263-2664. Be sure to leave your name, the name of your company and any guests. Date: Wednesday December 13, 2023 Location: Liberty Pole Spirits 800 Adios Drive Washington, PA 15301 Time: 5:30 PM