Senators Kathy Klausmeier and Senator Allan Kittleman worked with RMI as “lead” sponsors of Senate Bill 658. The idea for the bill came from RMI Board Chair Drew Greenblatt, and it will benefit companies in Maryland. Senators Klausmeier and Kittleman serve on the RMI Board of Directors and are advocates for manufacturing. Other cosponsors are: […]
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Here’s an excerpt from a piece written by Margaret Ryan for AOL Energy [March 5, 2012] We can dream it – so why can’t we make it? That was a central question debated at the Energy Innovation Summit in Washington, DC at the end of February, with leaders from business and academia warning the US […]
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Sparks, MD, February 27– Representatives from BGE’s Smart Savers Program came to meet a group of Maryland manufacturers at RMI’s Green Team energy conservation monthly meeting held at KCI Technologies Gold LEED building headquarters in Sparks, Maryland on Wednesday. RMI’s Green Team program, funded by Baltimore County under a U.S. DOE energy conservation grant, is […]
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RMI President Mike Galiazzo met recently with a leadership group appointed by Congressman Steny Hoyer to provide input on how to bring back manufacturing in America. Hoyer introduced Galliazzo as a leading voice for “Make it in Maryland,” and he referenced the successful 2011 Rally for Maryland Manufacturing that RMI hosted last summer. “Continuing with […]
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Last night, nearly 300 of Maryland’s business leaders and lawmakers gathered for Corridor Inc.’s Sixth Annual Person of the Year Awards, held at the brand new Hotel at Arundel Preserve. What began in December with 21 accomplished and worthy nominees was narrowed down by reader votes to one person: Aris Melissaratos, Senior Advisor to the […]
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Senator Barbara Mikulski met with the owners of Marlin Steel in Baltimore City on Monday. The company started in the 1960s, and makes steel baskets for all sorts of companies in the United States and around the world. Monday’s stop was part of Senator Mikulski’s jobs tour. She is meeting with officials of companies to see how the government can help […]
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I sent an email to my elected officials this morning (below) inviting them to visit manufacturing facilities in their district. Please consider sending an email. It’s very easy if you go to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce website. Simply add your address, text . Based on your address the system automatically selects your federal and […]
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Recently, local manufacturer Chesapeake Bay Candle (Glen Burnie, MD) hosted Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates, and RMI’s Mike Galiazzo. The group toured Chesapeake”s 125,000 square foot facility (opened in June, 2011), the company’s first manufacturing plant based in the United States. The plant has 35 […]
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In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke about renewed efforts to train workers for manufacturing. This is good news. RMI has been a leader in working with community colleges, through the Technology and Innovation in Manufacturing and Engineering (TIME) Center, to develop relevant curriculum. RMI was an early supporter of the National […]
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Nearly 150 participated in RMI’s Town Hall Talks on October 27th Senate President Mike Miller and Senator Klausmeier announced legislation dubbed” Kathy’s bill” to support manufacturing. ACTION ITEM: RMI will work directly with the Senators to pass this and other bills to help manufacturing during the 2012 legislative session. Senator Klausmeier and Senator Kittleman, both […]
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