Creative thinking isn’t a foreign concept to engineers. They understand what it takes to “manufacture” things we use every day. John O’Neil, senior vice president...
The company name “TEMA” is built on family teamwork, integrity and a promise of leaving a lifetime legacy. The Froelichs share decades of experience in...
What do you get when passion for the skilled trades is mixed with a focus on finding people to work in manufacturing? The answer is...
Any business or organization paying attention to employees and the health of an operation should be discussing job quality. What’s good for one company might...
MVMC welcomes Advanced Metalforming Lubricants (AML) Industries, located on Pine Avenue Southeast in Warren – just across the tracks from the Municipal Building. AML...
While women make up 51% of the U.S. population, they represent only 27% of the manufacturing workforce in Ohio, according to Hard Hatted Women Ohio....
Liberty Steel Industries, of Warren, is now a member of MVMC. Company headquarters sit on Larchmont Avenue Northeast – with the plant across the street...
The Manufacturing Institute says women today account for about 30% of workers in the field. There is a remaining perception about the industry that continues...
The main lobby of the Compco office in Columbiana proudly displays plaques honoring its employees who have served in the Armed Forces. About 10% of...
The workforce of the 2020s is rapidly changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic stressors. This has resulted in college enrollments declining nation-wide,...
He’s already an institution, a mentor, a workhorse and all-around good guy, but if Melvin Bragg ever gets around to calling it a career at...
MVMC’s funds are part of a $23.5 million grant awarded to the Ohio Manufacturers Association for a 3-year workforce development action plan focused on recruiting...
How many times have you gone to a restaurant, hotel or casino and paid attention to the chair? From now on, you probably will....
For a printable version of this 4-part series by Alex Hertzer, assistant director of Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, click here. Training is the key to...
For a printable version of this 4-part series by Alex Hertzer, assistant director of Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, click here. A mentor of mine once...
For a printable version of this 4-part series by Alex Hertzer, assistant director of Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, click here. We have heard the term...
For a printable version of this 4-part series by Alex Hertzer, assistant director of Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, click here. Culture. It’s a common buzzword...
To most people watching, navigating a larger-than-life Caterpillar wheel loader would be intimidating. Add trails just wide enough for the machine and towering piles...
As summer rolls on, so do different summer camps across the Mahoning Valley. Among those are a handful with manufacturing- and STEM-based elements, in...
Tucked off Leffingwell Road in Canfield near state Route 46 is a 40-year-old manufacturing company undergoing some changes. One of those changes at Dunaway...
MVMC member manufacturer Xaloy LLC in Austintown is building a stronger culture by improving communication skills of team leaders within the company. Thinking before talking...
More than half of teenagers are open to alternatives to a traditional college degree to prepare them for a career. According to a 2021...
To anyone not familiar with manufacturing, David Gomory’s desk can be overwhelming. Surrounded by countless binders, books and drawings on shelving, desks and the walls,...
Imagine having your mom as a boss. That’s the case for Peter Levitski, a welder at MVMC member manufacturer Gasser Chair Company in Youngstown. Mother...
While he was already inching toward a college degree and working full time, Joe Zagorec changed courses and took a chance. It was 1995 when...
When Carmine Zarlenga was planning out his life, becoming a CNC machinist was one way to reach his goals without having to relocate. He could...
During the day, Terrance Jones is a lathe operator at Lake Park Tool and Machine in Youngstown. At night and on weekends, he’s a photographer....
Are you preparing to finance a project to expand your business? Look no further for option than to MVMC new member Valley Economic Development Partners....
How many times when you’re driving along a stretch of interstate, and you come up behind a massive building-like structure creeping along, escorted and plastered...
Within the first half hour of a five-hour job fair, Vallourec was scheduling candidates for job interviews for the next day. “We had openings for...
Through a local partnership, children were introduced to manufacturing as they spent time learning hands-on what it means to be part of the industry. During...
When most people think of welders, the word ‘artist’ isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But that’s exactly how Stacey Gray describes...
At 18 years old, Hunter Wess is already saving for a house. That’s not all the fiscal responsibility he has. “I just opened...
In the industrial portion of Salem is a larger-than-life manufacturer with ties all around the world. Founded in 1985 by engineer John Buta, Butech...
Walking into Livi Steel in Warren, there’s a close bond that is obvious as soon as you walk in the office and shop doors. ...
Last month we reported that the Greater Oh-Penn Manufacturing Apprenticeship Network, of which MVMC is a part, reached its 5-year goal of enrolling 300 registered...
Recently, Commercial Metal Forming in Youngstown celebrated a milestone – the company’s 100th birthday. In its many moving parts pushing toward success, one of...
In the massive ClarkDietrich facility in Vienna, chances are most employees know and love Gordana Davis. She just celebrated her second year with the...
Vienna is home to the largest manufacturer of cold-formed steel in North America. ClarkDietrich, a new member of the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, is...
Ellwood Aluminum in Hubbard is in a big start-up phase. The manufacturer produces large-diameter aluminum ingot and billet, rectangular slab, and cast plates. ...
Michael Fountain, production supervisor at ClarkDietrich in Vienna, has worked his way up the ranks within the company during his 11 years. He first...
While Brilex Industries works to design and build specialized heavy equipment for customers around the world, the local advanced manufacturer also likes to spark interest...
Sugeily Melendez is a mom by day and packer at a Mahoning Valley aluminum extrusion company by night. She has worked at Pennex Aluminum in...
Philip Minniti started at employee-owned, Girard-based manufacturer Brainard Rivet in 2015 and has parlayed his time there into an upward-trajectory career and a college degree....
Pennex Aluminum is the latest MVMC member to be featured in a Business Journal Brain Gain Navigators segment. The live Q&A with area high school...
Press operator David Dellick has been with family-owned aluminum extruder, General Extrusions of Boardman for more than 6 years. After getting his start in manufacturing...
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