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Central Valley partnership filling manufacturing worker skills gap earns Summit award

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By: Nadine Ono

October 30, 2019

VOLT Institute in Modesto is expanding manufacturing workforce pipeline needing hundreds of workers

How manufacturing in California will remain part of our economic future

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By: Ed Coghlan

October 30, 2017

Regions are working to raise awareness of manufacturing jobs right in students’ backyards

Central Valley Manufacturing Summit expecting record turnout

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By: Ed Coghlan

April 10, 2017

Event seeks to grow the region’s environment for advanced manufacturing and mid-income jobs that come with it

Manufacturers open doors for MFG Day to change perception of jobs

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By: John Guenther

October 6, 2016

Faced with skills gap and less-positive public perception, campaign seeks to showcase modern manufacturing as desirable career

Central Valley alliance looks to boost region’s manufacturing ecosystem

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By: Ed Coghlan

July 28, 2016

Companies and local partners team up to build up San Joaquin Valley’s manufacturing workforce.

Commentary: Invest in training to revitalize California manufacturing

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By: Sean Randolph

June 22, 2016

The next generation of manufacturing could use 3-D printing and other new technology, but building those industries will take investment in training.

VIDEO: El Niño’s not enough — Storage is a vital part of California water game plan

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By: John Guenther

March 10, 2016

New California Assembly Speaker talks about how storage benefits many efforts to capture and conserve more water.

Mixed messages at economic outlook events

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By: Michele Nash-Hoff

February 5, 2016

To maintain its level of prosperity in the future, it is critical that San Diego maintain a strong manufacturing base.

Makerspaces, or “Kinkos for geeks,” making jobs in California

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By: Bill Britt

August 4, 2015

Entrepreneurs can take advantage of these manufacturing spaces for small businesses and which advocates call “critical pieces of a jobs, innovation, and education infrastructure.”

Thriving Economies

Central Valley partnership filling manufacturing worker skills gap earns Summit award

How manufacturing in California will remain part of our economic future

Central Valley Manufacturing Summit expecting record turnout

Manufacturers open doors for MFG Day to change perception of jobs

Central Valley alliance looks to boost region’s manufacturing ecosystem

Commentary: Invest in training to revitalize California manufacturing

VIDEO: El Niño’s not enough — Storage is a vital part of California water game plan

Mixed messages at economic outlook events

Makerspaces, or “Kinkos for geeks,” making jobs in California

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