The ARC PA MAKES Mini-Grant Program, funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), is designed to assist the coal impacted community’s response to negative economic factors. Assistance focuses on diversifying and growing small and medium sized manufacturers through strategic efforts…
by Bob Zaruta, NWIRC President/CEO
Sales may be up, but are your profit margins where they should be, or could be?
Let’s face it, not all customers are a good fit. Relationships, conditions, and terms change over time. Certainly, your…
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by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
Earlier this year, the Manufacturing Innovation Blog (powered by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership- MEP), published a post about the geography of manufacturing. The…
by Susan Hileman, NWIRC Strategic Business Advisor
If you’re like the majority of business owners, your business is your retirement plan. Therefore, you want to build value to maximize profits. In my article last month, we looked at 6 critical…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
Several economic development partners within the 13-county footprint of the Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) will soon begin an initiative aimed at assisting companies impacted by declining contract revenues from the Department of Defense (DoD).…
The plastics industry in northwest Pennsylvania is anticipating supply chain growth with the addition of the Shell cracker facility in Beaver County. An invitation is being extended to leaders of plastic manufacturing companies in northwest PA to discuss whether an…
by Michael Griffith, Manufacturing Technology Engineer, NWIRC
Manufacturers in northwestern Pennsylvania collectively provide products, parts and services to a wide range of industries including transportation, oil & gas, mining, industrial machinery, automotive parts, electronics, aerospace & defense, medical, rubber &…
Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) will host the Manufacturers Growth Conference in St Marys on May 17th from 7:30am-4:00pm. The event is sponsored by PNC, Knox Law, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Download the flyer below or click to register.…
