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A Note from Our Executive Director, Dr. Paul H. Jennings
January 22, 2018 - Happy 2018! UTCIS had a record breaking 2017. We assisted 650 companies, trained 5,000 people and facilitated $1.6 billion in customer reported economic impact (capital investment, increased sales, and reduced…
Read MoreAn Inspired Workforce - Part One
January 9, 2018 - Right now in American workplaces five out of every 10 workers, on average, are really not all that interested in their job, according to recent studies. That’s at least half that are not engaged, connected or…
Read MoreAn Inspired Workforce – A Challenge for Small Manufacturers - Part Two
January 18, 2018 - At least half of American workers are not engaged enough to even attempt to achieve better than average results at their work. There are a host of reasons that small manufacturers must take this seriously. We…
Read MoreAn Inspired Workforce – A Strategy for Small Manufacturers - Part Three
January 23, 2018 - In rapidly changing workplace environments, a pressing challenge for all manufacturers is to explore ways to get most, if not all, of their people contributing their best efforts. There are unique challenges in…
Read MoreAn Inspired Workforce – The Bigger Picture - Part Four
January 30, 2018 - Having uninspired workers in our manufacturing facilities is bad for everyone. As mentioned before, it can be particularly harmful for small manufacturers. We are all becoming more connected, either directly or…
Read MoreIf You Don’t Build It, They Won’t Come
September, 2017 - Ten years after Gary Pasano wrote about the importance of manufacturing in U.S. innovation, manufacturing still isn’t addressed in early stage tech transfer conversations. Here’s how technology transfer goes…
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