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MMPA NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2003
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MMPA Member Benefits Expansion
MMPA is pleased to announce the expansion of our membership benefits programs! In the past few months, MMPA has been exploring various programs and services to offer you. As you may know, MMPA currently offers dental and life insurance and pre-paid legal services. In addition, we have an equipment-leasing program (see Kingswood Leasing ad) and are offering website development, hosted on the MMPA web site. MMPA has begun "Prospect Business" referrals through email as companies request manufacturers to produce products and worker recruitment through emailing resumes.
The Center for Economic Business Research (CEBR) at USM provided MMPA with some research information based on national and state trade associations. This comprehensive list outlines an array of programs that can be created for members. Our sincere thanks to Bruce Andrews for this research!
MMPA is interested in knowing what programs and services are most important to you. With this information we can proceed in finding the best providers. MMPA is supporting the Association Health Plan (AHP), federal legislation sponsored by Senator Snowe. This will allow trade associations to offer affordable health insurance to our members. (see MESDA web site www.mesda.com/features/ahp_about.aspx)
MMPA has criteria in selecting programs: 1) the program(s) must offer our members beneficial programs and services and 2) the programs can/will generate revenue for the association. Here is a list of programs we are researching:
- Affinity Programs/Group Purchasing and Business Services - Trade associations form strategic partnerships with firms offering members products and services for their office and home. Members usually receive discounted/preferred pricing on products and services such as online tools, credit cards, rental cars, overnight delivery service, and extended vehicle warranties.
- Industrial Marketing -
- Marketing support through websites
- International marketing support services focused on helping members expand their export
- Trade shows and expositions (member marketing)
- Creating and servicing of member's home pages
- Networking -
- Business management seminars
- May include collaborating on common projects and bidding for job projects
- Exploring relationship, presence/contact with related associations and industry coalitions
- Sales leads, trade opportunities and joint ventures (supply chain system)
- Business referral program
- Industry recognition - to help set up high standards of quality and recognize achievement, many associations sponsor annual awards program
- Education/Training Programs and Technical Assistance/Consulting -
- Employee opinion surveys and training needs assessments
- Workshops and presentations on the latest industry issues and trends
Letter from the President
Hope you are enjoying the summer! Maine is a great place to live! As we approach the late summer, MMPA is gearing up for our 14th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament. This event raises scholarship funds to support the education and training of several students. This year, MMPA awarded 17 scholarships totaling over $11,000 for 2003-2004! Congratulations to all the awardees.
MMPA continues to work on organizing the Manufacturing Supply Chain Consortium with Maine MEP. We will keep you informed as things progress. We are also preparing for our 39th Annual Meeting on October 3rd, 2003. Look for the save-the-date cards in the mail.
Our fall tours will resume in September starting with BIW. We have some great tours lined up! These tours are an excellent networking opportunity for prospect business.
A few important things to note: You should all be receiving emails from the MMPA office. If you are not, please call our office! These emails contain vital information such as prospect business opportunities, resumes of dislocated workers and job seekers and event reminders. Frequently the MMPA office receives requests from companies looking to sub work out to members. The staff sends them out to all members. This is part of our efforts to increase economic opportunities for MMPA members.
I look forward to seeing you on the golf course!
Bob King, VP & Co-Owner, Steele & Marshall, Inc.
MMPA Board President
MMPA Member Company Profile
Millinocket Fabrication & Machine
Member Since 1988
Millinocket Fabrication & Machine
Member Since 1988
Millinocket Fabrication and Machine, Inc. has been a family owned business for over 90 years. They take pride in their heritage and still do business by the same standards they started with.
Stainless Steel Fabrication Is Their Specialty
With their extensive inventory and technology they can quickly and competitively meet your fabrication needs in stainless steel, carbon steel, brass, aluminum, bronze and specialty alloys. They stock from 2-12 inches, elbows and tees, and a wide selection of bar and angle stock sizes in both 304L and 316L grades. Their complete welding services include MIG, TIG and stick welding on almost any material.
- They can handle your heavy rolling or plate bending requirements.
- They also have automated burning equipment.
- They can handle all your heaviest jobs.
Millinocket Fabrication and Machine provides fabricating, machining, testing and finishing of Vacuum Tanks and associated parts. They can deliver a complete system to your specifications. With their 90 years of experience and quality workmanship they keep growing in all fields. Vacuum systems are just one example. They manufacture vacuum tanks, chambers, and machined components for aerospace, automotive and semiconductor industries. From power plants to aerospace they try to meet all your needs.
With their 30,000 sq./ft. facility, modern equipment, and experience they get the job done on time and on budget. For all your metal needs large or small, please contact Fred Lewis.
For more info contact:
Millinocket Fabrication and Machine, Inc.
432 Katahdin Avenue
P.O. Box 120
Millinocket, Maine 04462
MMPA Resource Page
Job Seeker's Corner Church's Welding Arundel Machine MRM Machine Company Scott Staffing Portland Machine Tool Portland Machine Tool For job details, contact information, and most up-to-date selection, see our job posting board at www.maine-metals.org/jobpost.html TO EMPLOYERS: Post jobs on-line at MMPA to fill any open positions within your company !! Welcome Corner MMPA would like to welcome the following new member to the association: KV Tooling Systems 26 Wilson Place August, ME 04330 phone: 207-626-3377 fax: 207-626-3553 e-mail: kvtooling@gwi.net contact: Brian Beland, Owner Market Development Center - Assists Maine small businesses to obtain government contracts with the Department of Defense, other Federal Agencies, state/local governments and prime contractors. For more info contact Rachel Lynch Market Development Center at Eastern Maine Development Corporation One Cumberland Place, Suite 300 PO Box 2579 Bangor, ME 04401 voice: (207)942-6389 or (800)339-6389 fax: (207)942-3548 e-mail: rlynch@emdc.org website: www.mdcme.org |
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MTI NEWS
JULY SEED GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED:
Congratulations to the latest round of Seed Grant recipients! They are now posted on the MTI Web Site at www.mainetechnology.org/pr.asp or under the MTI NEWS link. The next deadline to submit a Seed Grant proposal is August 14, 2003 at 5:00 pm. For more information on the Seed Grant program, see: www.mainetechnology.org/proposal-seed.asp
NEW MTI AWARD PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: MTI is pleased to announce a new funding program, the Renewable Resource Matching Fund (RRMF). Investments of up to $50,000 per project will be awarded to match funding for approved Cluster Enhancement Awards (CEA). The RRMF will be awarded for projects that qualify for funding under the MTI CEA program, and that enhance or support cluster development in the energy industry sector through activities that fit the purpose of the Renewable Resources Fund. For more information, or the full Request for Proposals (RFP), visit our web site at: www.mainetechnology.org/proposal.asp
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: Beginning in 2004, development awards will be available three times per year. Deadline dates will be January 2004 (as currently scheduled), June 2004, October 2004. Thereafter, award deadlines will be February, June, October.
Maine Technology Institute
2E Mechanic Street
Gardiner, ME 04235
207-582-4790
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Employers Meet to Improve New Employee Recruitment Tool
The staff of MMPA, Maine CareerCenters, and USM's former MetalWorks-now-PrecisionWorks have coordinated efforts to design a new employee recruitment tool for use by both metals industry employers and CareerCenter staff. This tool, originally intended for entry-level workers, has now been redesigned to include the hiring of new employees at all skill ability levels.
The original draft was reviewed and significantly improved through discussions that took place in late June at two regional meetings hosted by Wick Johnson at Kennebec Tool and Die in Augusta and Sam Cushing at Rich Tool and Die Company in Scarborough. Participants included representatives from six metals industry employers, four representatives from the CareerCenters, two representatives from the MetalWorks Project, and MMPA Executive Director, Lisa G. Martin.
Participants all agreed on the need for a new employee recruitment process based on terminology readily understood by both employers and CareerCenter personnel. The primary purpose of the meeting was to obtain valuable feedback from employers about the range and depth of information they would find useful through implementation of this new tool. Until now, local CareerCenter staff has experienced difficulty in referring appropriate job applicants in the metals industry because job titles and skill descriptions were not uniform across the industry. A secondary purpose of the meeting was to provide employers with new information about a range of no- or low-cost services offered through their local CareerCenters. Similarly, the meeting represented an opportunity for CareerCenter staff to learn about recruitment issues directly from employers.
This new recruitment tool is based, in part, on the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc. (NIMS) standards and certifications that represent common skill sets and language that describes them. Both the MetalWorks Project and MMPA have actively supported both technical (now-community) colleges and the regional vocational high schools, as well as metals industry employers, in an on-going campaign to provide employees with opportunities to take courses leading to NIMS certifications in their respective metal-working fields.
Organizers of the employer meetings envision this recruitment tool becoming a model for other industries such as hospitality, marine trade, electronics, and wood products because they have experienced similar needs for a more comprehensive and precise approach to hiring personnel. CareerCenters personnel, too, are invested in streamlining the recruitment process to become more effective in assisting their joint customers, employers and qualified job seekers, each with their own overlapping expectations.
MMPA Gives Scholarship Awards to Metal Students
MMPA Scholarship Committee has awarded 17 scholarships for 2003-2004 for a total of over $12,000! This year's awards went to students all the way from Northern Maine Community College to SMCC, CMCC and EMCC. We did not have any applicants from the University System or USM this year. The following students have received MMPA scholarships: $1,000 scholarships to: Sharon Theriault, Devin Watson, (CMCC) Matt Haschalk, (NMCC). $750 scholarships to: Frank Bolduc, Lois Chase, Jason Maddox, Joseph Parise, Nicholas White (CMCC) Jason Hager, Cody Hazelton (EMCC). $500 scholarships to: Charles House and Thomas Toutant (CMCC), James Dee-Lapointe, Kevin McKenney, Roger Cook, Leslie Richardson (EMCC) and Tim Fenimore (SMCC).
The MMPA scholarship Committee, consisting of Chair, Peter Anania, MEGA Industries; Troy Martis, Kennebec Tool & Die; Mark Whitmore, Prescott Metal; Lisa Martin and Laurie Cook, MMPA, want to thank everyone that submitted applications, and congratulations to all the winners! We look forward to meeting the scholarship awardees on August 8th at the Golf Tournament in Leeds!
ASQ & MMPA - October 16th is Awards Night
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The joint meeting, of the Pine Tree Section of the American Society for Quality and Maine Metal Products Association, in October will be an Awards night to recognize the best of the best in Maine.
The dinner meeting will be held on Thursday - October 16th at the Sheraton Hotel in South Portland. Registration and greeting at 6:00 PM.
ASQ will present the Rudy Woodward Award for the Maine Quality Professional of the Year.
MMPA will present their new Business Excellence Award for the MMPA member company that has done outstanding work on promoting MMPA.
The Maine Quality Awards Committee will do a presentation on the Margaret Chase Smith Maine State Quality Award - [applicants are still in the assessment process, an award will be presented if appropriate.]
More info to follow.
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