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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Acadia Windows & Doors is recognized as a the most technologically advanced player in the renovation and new construction U.S. window and door industry in the Mid-Atlantic region and East Coast of the United States. Beginning with aluminum storm products in 1947, Acadia has evolved with changing technologies through aluminum windows and patio doors into […]
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“Our successful manufacturing journey is predicated on recognizing that the experts are, in the manufacturing area” said Jerry Solomon, Vice President for MarquipWardUnited’s (MWU) Baltimore Operations. The Maryland-based manufacturer is a global leader in manufacturing equipment solutions and offering parts and service for the corrugated box industry. “We know that if we invest in our […]
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The following is an excerpt from a column written by David Burns, President & COO, The Ex One Company, for ProductionMachining.com. Dave will be the keynote speaker at our April 27th event – Rapid Technologies / Make + Manufacture. For more info about the event, click HERE. There has been a groundswell of interest in […]
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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 RMI Board Member Susan Ganz (Lion Brothers), was featured in a Baltimore Sun column by Jay Hancock. Here is an excerpt… Lion Brothers is outsourcing again. Unpaid child laborers will design one of the Owings Mills company’s newest embroidered emblems. That’s a good thing, in this case. If the factory of the future […]
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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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We had a very successful four days. Companies from as far as San Antonio, Texas attended! NEXT WORKSHOPS SUMMER 2012
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