11/12/2016 - Touring a factory floor, greeting employees and asking questions of management, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters received an up-close look at manufacturing in Montcalm County. Peters, D-Pontiac, made several stops during a visit to West Michigan, including a stop at Greenville Tool & Die on Nov. 10. Read the full article from The Daily News.
11/7/2016 - Manufacturing leaders will come together downtown on Wednesday to talk about the convergence of manufacturing and technology in West Michigan. The Right Place and the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West, or MMTC-West, have teamed up to host the Manufacturing Technology xChange, a full-day conference that’s being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. Read the full article from Grand Rapids Business Journal.
11/2/2016 - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center) has announced the addition of Chuck Werner and Andy Nichols to its Lean/Six Sigma and Quality teams. Werner was named Lean Program Manager while Nichols joined as a Quality Program Manager.
10/31/2016 - Chris Holman speaks with, President, Michigan Manufacturing Mike Coast about Manufacturing Day and its importance for generating awareness for the wide range of skilled jobs available, the pending labor shortage and the impact of manufacturing to our state. Read the full article from Michigan Business Network.
10/27/2016 - Sustainable and steady growth is the mission of The Right Place, the economic development organization that bolsters West Michigan's businesses with the appropriate supply lines, resources, incentives, and more. The organization's concentration on manufacturing is no small undertaking, as it accounts for more than 20 percent of all the jobs in the area today. Read the full article from Rapid Growth.
10/26/2016 - On Friday, Oct. 21, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center hosted an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate a quarter century of working with Michigan manufacturers, the opening of their new facility and the unveiling of their new brand. On hand for the celebration were U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Congressman Dave Trott, State Senator Patrick Colbeck, State Representative Kurt Heise and other public officials and manufacturing partners.
10/24/2016 - Birgit Klohs, The Right Place President and CEP, spoke to more than 40 people Friday morning at the Montcalm Economic Alliance Economic Forum, providing an overview of how The Right Place has worked to bring more economic stability to west Michigan — specifically Montcalm County. Read the full article from The Daily News.
10/13/2016 - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, a 25-year-old organization that provides resources to manufacturers in the state, is moving to a new headquarters in Plymouth Township. Read the full article from dbusiness.
10/12/2016 - Some 600 Livonia area students got an up-close view of industry during Manufacturing Day, the annual nationwide effort to introduce young people to the modern world of manufacturing and pique their interests in the industry’s high-tech careers. Read the full article from the Observer & Eccentric newspaper.
10/6/2016 - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center) has added two new staff members to its Research Services practice. Kathleen Hadley was named Market Research Consultant, and Haley Wadel joined as Market Research Associate.