Getting a solid forecast of the year’s key issues in manufacturing can help your business prepare for anything. A panel of experts recently shared their 2024 outlook in the webinar “What’s Ahead for Manufacturing in 2024?” hosted by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the NAM’s digital transformation arm. They offered insights on the 2024 manufacturing economy,…
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2023 Florida Manufacturing Report
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General Meeting at the Nature Coast Technical H.S. 8-24-2023
Hernando Schools offers Career and Technical Education programs in elementary, middle school, and high school through postsecondary at Simpson Technical College. You can find out more information about secondary College and Career programs at https://www.hernandoschools.org/departments/college-career/index. If you would like more information about Sumspon Technical Collge, you can find that at hernandoschools.org/schools/stc
Congratulations to our Hernando County businesses
Congratulations to our Hernando County businesses for being selected as a Finalists for GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Awards! Honorees will be announced later this year. GrowFL is proud to announce the finalists for the 13th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Awards, a prestigious recognition program celebrating high-performing second-stage companies that demonstrate innovative business strategies and excellent…
The Top 8 Manufacturing Trends for 2023
The NAM recently released its Top 8 Manufacturing Trends for 2023—a guide to the opportunities ahead and the resources that the NAM can offer. Here is what to look out for this year and beyond. Advanced and emerging technology: Manufacturers are investing in a multitude of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, machine learning and more….
The Top 5 Manufacturing Trends In 2023
Global manufacturing and industry are still reeling from the disruption of recent years, with supply chain and workforce disruption still key issues. At the same time, the world is heading into a period of unprecedented economic uncertainty. On the face of it, this seems to suggest slowing growth and declining profits are on the cards….
How to Recruit Technical Manufacturing Talent
Recruiting tech-savvy manufacturing talent is challenging in a competitive market. These strategies can help you find skilled talent. Recruitment in the supply chain and manufacturing industries is not as easy as it used to be. It all began with the recent shift to e-commerce and the consequent push for companies to deliver a greater number of…
4 Trends for Manufacturing and AI in 2023
The past three years have seen unprecedented shocks to the global economy at all scales. Manufacturers across the world have already devoted considerable amounts of time and resources to anticipating and proactively responding to the pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. And just this past year, with the war in Ukraine once more sowing…
Affordable Care Act Employer Reporting DUE
Employers subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be preparing employee statements and IRS returns for compliance. The ACA added the “employer shared responsibility provisions” under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations affect employers referred to as applicable large employers (generally meaning, for each year, employers that had 50 or more…
What’s the BIG DEAL?
Florida Manufacturing! Here are some of the numbers that let us know why manufacturing is such a big deal in Florida.
NCMA talks to Florida Legislators
Recently Executive Director Duane Chichester and Past-President, Chip Howison of the Nature Coast Manufacturers’ Association headed to Tallahassee to talk with our Florida representatives. Margie Burnham, Pasco Hernando State College, Ernie Friend, FLATE, and Marcelo Dossantos, Florida Makes, joined them. Representative visits included the following: Here are some photos from the visit.
NCMA Announces 2023 Legislative Priorities
The Nature Coast Manufacturers Association, in conjunction with the Florida Manufacturing & Supply Chain Advocacy Council, has released its legislative priorities for the 2023 Session. The priorities elevate the most important issues to manufacturing stakeholders in our region and across Florida. For more information/greater detail on this year’s priorities, click over to our NCMA Legislative…
8 Drivers of the Job Quality
Recently the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the US Department of Commerce, published a “Job Quality Toolkit” to assist employers in improving the quality of the jobs that they offer. The Toolkit identifies the key drivers of job quality and and provides various strategies and actions that can be taken…
NCMA Clay Shoot Set for March 25th
Bring your team & JOIN THE FUN! The Nature Coast Manufacturers’ Association is hosting a Clay Shoot on March 25, 2023 at Tampa Bay Sporting Clays in Land O’Lakes. SHOOT begins at 8:00 AM. We are currently seeking SHOOTERS and Sponsors. Find out more & REGISTER NOW!! CLICK HERE for all the details!