NCMA General Meeting July 20th, 2023
8:00 A.M., Thursday, July 20, 2023 Elfers Senior Center4136 Barker Drive, NPR, FL 34652 You will Learn: “How Employee Engagement and Company Culture Impact Productivity” Adapting to current culture and engagement trends can help you attract better qualified candidates and keep your best employees. Candidate are doing more research on organizations prior to accepting an…
Bowling Tournament Saturday, August 5, 2023
Nature Coast Manufacturers’ Association is holding the First Annual Bowling Tournament on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Strike City 3544 Mariner Blvd. Spring Hill. Come join the fun, this can be a team-building experience for your company and you can catch up with your friends, enjoy great food and drinks. We also have Door Prizes,…
NCMA General Meeting May 11, 2023
A Special Joint Meeting With The Nature Coast Human Resources Society Featuring: “Todd Spencer, aka “Safety Todd” 8:00 A.M., Thursday, May 11, 2023 Elfers Senior Center 4136 Barker Drive, NPR, FL 34652 Mr. Spencer always brings numerous training props and devices; hear real-life stories and see actual equipment that was involved in industrial accidents; see…
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…
NCMA General Meeting – April 20, 2023
Featuring: “How You Can Meet and Exceed Manufacturing Standards and Regulatory Compliance? Plus “Update on the Training Center at the Brooksville Airport” and “FloridaMakes Mid-Session Legislative Report on Manufacturing” 8:00 A.M., Thursday, April 20, 2023 Tracers Building 15470 Flight Path Dr, Brooksville, FL 34604 Enjoy: Speakers: David Dragon Business Advisor FloridaMakes Margie Burnham…
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!
Independent Contractor Rules Most Likely Changing — AGAIN
Independent contractor rules are currently proposed to change – again. Just about two (2) years ago, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) tried to update its classification regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Those rules have made it simpler and more attractive for employers to use independent contractors. The Rules were scheduled to…