CMMA in partnership with Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! and Region 7B Michigan Works!, assisted member companies to apply for a Going Pro Industry Led Collaborative (ILC). An ILC brings together multiple companies interested in training employees in a common topic. Harry Leaver, Director of CMMA, collaborated with 24 member companies to apply for Going…

BUSINESS IS BETTER WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER! Why should my business consider hosting an Open House & Career Night event? This event can provide a general awareness of local employers and their impact on the community and beyond.  There are many businesses in the CMMA, and they are good for the students and families of…

This year’s winners of the coveted “Having Fun” trophy at the CMMA Annual Golf Outing was the team from MAC LTT.  Members include Will Allen, Ryan Somsel, Alex Rusch and Mark Upton (pictured below from left to right).  This week, I had the honor of presenting the traveling trophy to the team at their facility…

The Central Michigan Manufacturers Association (CMMA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Scholarship Challenge.  This year the competition was particularly fierce and deciding the winners was difficult.  In the end three individuals were selected to each receive a $2,500 scholarship to the college or university of their choice.  Note the CMMA usually…

We have a new SIG and it’s called Supply Chain Management! “As the newest Special Interest Group from CMMA, Supply Chain Management, was developed for all manufacturing and associate member businesses to improve supply chain management. This group finds value in sharing information amongst the participants to identify opportunities to better manage supply chains and…

On Tuesday, November 12, Harry Leaver attended a meeting at the Capital in Lansing. The agenda was the Going Pro Talent Fund. Many thanks to Senator Ken Horn for arranging this meeting and chairing it. Since this initiative first started in 2014, thousands of individuals have benefited from a wide variety of trainings that have…

Central Michigan is known for its world-class manufacturers and on October 11th, graduating students and returning young professionals to the Great Lakes Bay region had the opportunity to meet many of them at the Discover Great Lakes Bay Coming Home event. As interest in our region continues to grow, we hope this event will become…

41 business leaders attended the Executive Roundtable SIG meeting at Avalon & Tahoe on 17 September.  The topic was “Operational Excellence”.  For this meeting, we tried a new format and had a panel of individuals from Avalon & Tahoe, the MMTC, and Fullerton Tool. Jim Wolf, President of Avalon & Tahoe started the meeting with…

Described by many as a very enjoyable event.  Over 150 folks registered for the meeting.  The energy level was high all night long.  Socializing and networking were in full swing all evening. Rocky Dowell of American Mitsuba blessed us all by singing our national anthem to observe the 9-11 anniversary.  Many guests were really touched…