Article in the Tampa Bay Business Journal

Mettler Toledo cut its staff turnover at its Tampa operation from 25 percent to 10 percent in 10 years. Still, workers leaving their jobs remains a major challenge, said Viggo Nielsen, general manager of the local plant, which manufactures food inspection equipment. He suspects that’s true for most manufacturers.

“If we really knew what the cost of turnover is we would be extremely worried and try harder to avoid it,” Nielsen said, during an executive roundtable hosted by the German American Chamber of Commerce of the South-Florida Chapter.

Nielsen said there were four keys to hiring success for Mettler Toledo Tampa.

Read more of the article in the Tampa Bay Business Journal

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) to help businesses impacted by Hurricane Irma. SBA representatives at the Centers can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application.

The location of the BRC in our area is at The EpiCenter-Pinellas County Economic Development Center, 13805 58th Street North, Clearwater, FL 33760
Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday - Saturday
Closed: Sundays

“The SBA is committed to facilitating economic recovery in this disaster. We want area businesses to have a resource where they can meet individually with SBA representatives and find out how a low-interest disaster loan can help them recover,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta. The SBA offers low-interest, long-term disaster loans for physical damage and working capital. To be considered for this assistance, you need to apply by the deadline.

Additional information on the disaster loan program may be obtained by calling SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Loan applications can be downloaded from www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

FEMA Teleregistration: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
SBA Customer Service Center: 1-800-659-2955
Hours:
8 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ET) Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ET) Saturday and Sunday

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 9, 2017. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 11, 2018. For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Program, visit our website at www.sba.gov/disaster.

AmSkills - A New Approach to Workforce Education
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Panel Discussion & Cocktail Dinner

Panelists Include:
- Viggo Nielsen, General Manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Inc.
- Kathryn Starkey, Commissioner, Pasco County, District 3 / AmSkills Board Member
- Hubertus Muehlhaeuser, President & CEO, Wellbilt, Inc.
- Gardner Carrick, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, National Association of Manufacturers, Manufacturing Institute

Monday, September 18, 2017
6:30 p.m. Registration & Cocktails
7:00 p.m. AmSkills Presentation
7:20 p.m. Panel Discussion
8:30 p.m. Cocktail Dinner

Location: Oxford Exchange
420 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606

Members: Free of Charge; Non-Members: $40.00
Contact: TMudano@AMSkills.org

An increase in 63,000 manufacturing jobs from July 2016 to July 2017

Through Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC), business owners receive cost-free executive education focused on business growth and access to capital and one-on-one coaching to help strengthen their companies.

Suggested profile of a small business to recruit for 2017 ICCC-Tampa Bay
• Annual company revenues: $500,000 and above
• Age of business: 2 years or longer

The most important qualification is the readiness of the CEO to participate in a program that will enable him/her to fully explore business growth challenges and develop strategies to enhance leadership skills, engage new business networks & prepare for a much-needed capital infusion

For questions, please contact Hyacinth Vassell at hvassell@icic.org or 617-238-3019

CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS AND WOULD LIKE TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE in ICCC Tampa Bay.

Nominations are now open for the 2017 MAF Manufacturer/Distributor/Supplier/Logistics
Business of the Year Awards

Anyone or entity can nominate a company in Florida for these awards AND companies may self nominate. July 31, 2017 is the deadline for nominations.

Register here: www.mafmfg.com

USF Continuing Education Courses - http://www.usf.edu/continuing-education/

EMS 3D Tech Open House - Tuesday, June 27
New 3D Printing from HP, RIZE, Desktop Metal & more!

Technology advances in 3D printing by HP, RIZE, Desktop Metal and others are igniting a revolution in product development and manufacturing.

When: 10 AM - 3 PM
Where: EMS, Inc., 5803 Breckenridge Pkwy, Ste D, Tampa, FL 33610

Join us Tuesday, June 27th to see demos of these innovative new technologies, and talk directly with representatives from EMS, HP, RIZE, and Desktop Metal. PLUS, pick up a free custom 3D printed fidget spinner.

Register here. https://www.ems-usa.com/ems-3d-tech-open-house-hp-multijet-fusion-rize-more/

The event is free. Sign up today to reserve your free HP 3D printed fidget spinner. Register here. We look forward to showing you the future of prototyping and additive manufacturing.

About EMS
Founded in 2001, EMS Inc. is a leading single source provider of 3D scanning and 3D printing solutions to customers across the automotive, aerospace, military, consumer products, medical, art and entertainment industries. With over 15,000 projects completed in 15 years, EMS specializes in streamlining product development through advanced rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing, reverse engineering and inspection solutions. EMS is an authorized reseller of HP, RIZE, 3D Systems, Creaform, SpaceClaim, Wenzel, GeoMagic, Zeiss, Surphaser, API Sensor, Innovmetric, LaserDesign, and SolidWorks.

For more information, contact us at www.ems-usa.com or 822-845-2700.