NWIRC has recently moved their DuBois office to the Launchbox-powered by Penn State DuBois. “NWIRC already has several training programs scheduled at the Launchbox and we look forward to future collaborations now that we are located in the space,” said…
Your Vision for 2020: Improving your company’s competitiveness, winning new business, and becoming more profitable!
Is your company losing its competitive edge and missing new growth opportunities? Is it because:
• Employees don’t connect with the goals and direction of…
NWIRC is partnering with Penn-Northwest Development Corporation, West Central Job Partnership, and Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce to present the Industry Forum, ‘Attract, Develop, and Retain Employees’. The program will be held at the Park Inn by Radisson in West…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
It’s always fun visiting manufacturing companies throughout the region, especially those who NWIRC has helped with an improvement or training project. Over the past two years, we’ve worked with 35 companies in Lean Together who,…
by Susan Hileman, Strategic Business Advisor, NWIRC; Galliard trained Family Business Advisor
One of the most frequently asked questions is, “When is the best time to start exit planning?” Forbes Magazine advises at least 10 years to truly leverage the…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
As NWIRC prepares to launch another Lean Together™ cohort in early 2020, we are reflecting on some of the numbers from the first two years of the program. The most staggering statistic is that the…
by Max Krug, Change Management Specialist, Future State Engineering
Often when companies start working on improving their business, the process does not go very far. They may be lacking a fundamental system and a formal approach where current paradigms are…
by Susan Hileman, NWIRC Strategic Business Advisor
When working with companies on improving culture, topics often requested are along the lines of Leadership Skills, Effective Communications and Generational Diversity. It’s not uncommon to hear comments such as “Well, Joe’s the…
