Apr 26, 2017

FIRESTORM Asks the Important Questions to Help Your Business

“FIRESTORM is the nationally recognized leader in Crisis Management, helping clients minimize disaster exposure and plan for crisis”. On April 12th, the NJMEP and FIRESTORM hosted a webinar on the Intelligence Network. At this webinar…

Mar 21, 2017

3rd TIP Meeting Was A Great Success!

The North Jersey Targeting Industry Partnership (TIP) was established to develop entry level workers, increase qualified employees, and build capacity in the manufacturing industry. The 3rd North Jersey TIP meeting, held on March 9th at the…

Mar 14, 2017

Manufacturing Apprenticeships to Benefit New Jersey

In any successful business, after a demand is established from the consumer, you cannot increase revenue without increasing production. It’s a simple relation of the law of supply and demand. But it can be difficult to increase production…

Mar 07, 2017

Evaluation / Industry Needs Committee Prepares for North Jersey TIP Meeting

On Thursday March 2nd, the Evaluation/Industry Needs Committee, a part of the North Jersey Targeted Industry Partnership (TIP), met following up from the last committee meeting on January 28th. The committee consists of a group of manufacturers…

Feb 06, 2017

Are Children’s Toys the Introduction to the Manufacturing Experience?

Where does the manufacturing experience begin? You could follow the timeline back to high school machining class or even further back to helping your parents fix the kitchen sink or simply when you learned how to use a screw driver. The…

Jan 26, 2017

The Law of Supply and Demand and Manufacturing Education

The law of supply and demand is simply a two-way street. Both sides need to be fulfilled for a desired outcome. When looking at the literal meaning of the law of supply and demand, both sides directly relate to the price of the desired product or…

Jan 20, 2017

Passaic County Technical Institute Leads The Way With Their Manufacturing Technology Program

In the state of New Jersey, once students are at the high school age, they have the opportunity to begin their career path by enrolling in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) high school. At the CTE high schools, along with the core high school…

Jan 11, 2017

Meeting with the Morris County Economic Development Corporation

On December 6th, Convertech Inc. attended a meeting with representatives from The Morris County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC). The MCEDC is a division of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce focused on helping Morris County business…

Dec 29, 2016

North Region TIP Hosts Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network Meeting

The support behind the manufacturing industry in New Jersey is ever-growing and was displayed at the Targeted Industry Partnership’s (TIP) Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network Meeting on December 8th. The North Region TIP, consisting of Bergen,…

Dec 21, 2016

Open Discussion With HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences

Every year the HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences in Paterson, New Jersey invites business owners and employers from different trade fields to come to their school and have an open discussion with their educators. The business owners…

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