Kentucky
HCC Names 2020 HOPFAME Distinguished Graduate
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (August 14, 2020) Matthew Caleb Evitts has been named the 2020 HOPFAME Distinguished Graduate at Hopkinsville Community College (HCC). Evitts earned an Associate in Applied Science Degree in…
Read MoreManufacturing Institute Supports FAME-USA Chapters Through COVID-19
During the COVID-19 crisis, with college partners closed and mounting pressures on employers, the FAME USA team at the Manufacturing Institute (MI) is providing a forum for regular communication, problem-solving,…
Read MoreFAME-USA Featured on MadeInAmerica.com
” Dennis explained that the FAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program was an outgrowth of training that Toyota Motor North America provided for employees when they built their new manufacturing plant…
Read MoreBuilding a Future that Works: DESMA Molds Homegrown Employees
by Lara Copeland, contributing writer, Inside Rubber Between ever-changing technology and the retirement of a substantial portion of the skilled workforce, the US is experiencing a shortage of qualified workers…
Read MoreManufacturing Institute to Expand FAME Apprenticeship Program
© UPI Photo BY ALEX GANGITANO – 09/10/19 05:00 AM EDT Ivanka Trump and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)’s Manufacturing Institute are set to announce a major expansion of a skills training and…
Read MoreKY FAME Comes Into Its Own, Sets Sights on Expanding Missions
About a decade ago, a handful of central Kentucky manufacturing companies banded together to begin addressing a critical challenge. As the state’s manufacturers battled to stay globally competitive, evolving cultural…
Read More“Model of the Future,” focuses on a two-year technical program developed by Toyota
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzE_OILmCL8″][vc_column_text] Episode 3 of “FutureWork” premiere yesterday on Fortune.com and Time.com. The episode, titled “Model of the Future,” focuses on a two-year technical program developed by Toyota in central…
Read MoreNew manufacturing training program picks up steam in Louisville
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Inside Building 3 at General Electric’s massive Appliance Park, about a dozen high-powered robots pump their arms up and down as they shape stainless steel into tubs that line the…
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