Medart Strengthens Local Manufacturing Through People-First Strategy
Dantae Phillips started at Medart cleaning floors. Today, he runs a division. That kind of upward mobility is no accident. It’s part of a company-wide approach to workforce development that recently led Medart to join the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition, a growing partnership of manufacturers working together to address shared challenges and build talent pipelines […]
Rooted in Family and Focused on the Future: T. Bruce Sales Joins LMMC
T. Bruce Sales, a West Middlesex-based fabricator, has recently joined the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC), strengthening the group’s efforts to build a more prepared and connected manufacturing workforce in the region. Established in 1946, the second-generation, family-owned company specializes in custom steel fabrication, machining, blasting, painting, reverse engineering and welding inspections. With more than […]
Local Collaboration Showcases ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?’ to Area Youth
An auditorium full of students, teachers, manufacturers and community leaders came together April 9 at Penn State Shenango to celebrate manufacturing – and the next generation who may shape its future. The West Central District “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” student video contest, coordinated locally with help from the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC), is […]
LMMC Prepares for First Membership and Community Meeting on April 29
The Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC) will host its inaugural semi-annual membership and community meeting on April 29, bringing together manufacturers, educators and community leaders from across the region to align around workforce development priorities. There is no cost to attend. The event will spotlight strategies aimed at addressing the persistent workforce challenges facing local […]
LMMC Member Partners with Slippery Rock Students on Real-World Engineering Challenge
Slippery Rock High School’s 3D Modeling class is getting a firsthand look at how modern manufacturing blends technology, engineering and problem-solving. Through the Manufacturing Innovation Challenge Program, facilitated by Catalyst Connection, students are working with Hall Industries to develop a more efficient process for machining a particularly complex copper part. The exercise allows the students […]
New Castle’s Flowline Becomes Latest Member of LMMC
Flowline, a New Castle-based leader in manufacturing stainless steel and nickel-based fittings, has joined the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC). Established in 1948 and holding a longstanding strong reputation in Western Pennsylvania, Flowline serves critical industries such as offshore oil and gas, defense, liquefied natural gas and space exploration, producing components ranging from half-inch to […]
Manufacturers Coalition Supports Maintenance Apprenticeships through Partnership with Keystone Community Education Council
The Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC) has partnered with Keystone Community Education Council to offer a two-year, group-sponsored industrial maintenance apprenticeship program. The first cohort of up to 15 enrollees is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025, and grant funding is available to cover most, if not all, of the costs for […]
Graham Stamping, CSI Bottles and Lawrence School-To-Work join LMMC
We’re growing! Welcome Graham Stamping, Container Services and Lawrence County School-To-Work to Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition’s membership. The additions bring the total of member manufacturers and associated organizations promoting career opportunities and training and upskilling initiatives for the region’s manufacturing workforce to 15. Graham Stamping, a third-generation family-owned company in Hermitage, has been a major […]
Local Manufacturers Set Out to Inspire High School Students on Manufacturing Day
Above: Hall Industries was among three LMMC members who visited local high schools this week for career presentations as part of Manufacturing Week, an annual event coordinated by our partners at Lawrence County School to Work. ELLWOOD and Berner International also participated as guest presenters at a combined 9 area schools Manufacturing Day is a […]
CSI Bottles Joins Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition, Embraces Workforce Development
Brian Richards, CSI Bottles plant manager CSI Bottles, a custom blow molding company based in New Castle, Pa., has joined the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition (LMMC) as one of its newest members. Specializing in the production of plastic bottles, CSI primarily manufactures containers for the food industry using polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Among their most recognized […]
