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Wish want to wish Caroline Radom, our intern of the last year and a half, good luck as she has just graduated from VCU and began a full-time job with Feedback Agency. Thank you for your dedicated service to the VMA!
We also want to welcome our new interns, Lindsay Wood and Aaron Van Allen! Lindsay is a senior strategic advertising major at VCU and Aaron is a rising junior Government and Religion major at Hampden Sydney. We look forward to working with them this summer.
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Post all openings now at www.advancedtechnologyjobs.com
Along with free internship postings, special job posting prices are available for VMA members.
Members also may take advantage of a special 25% discount on all multiple job posting packages with the promotional code HIRE2011 when checking out. Please note that with multiple job posting packages, not all jobs have to be posted at time of purchase, but rather must be posted within a year of purchase.
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VMA Partnership Will Help Your Company Increase Its Sales!
The VMA has partnered with The Manufacturing Institute to offer The Growth Initiative to members to provide your management and employees with on-line access to proven "world class" quarterly growth strategies and skills for attaining "record growth" for you business. Click here for more details. Discounted course pricing has been extended!
Click here to access a complete list of all VMA Discounted Business Services and click here for all Insurance Services.
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VOLUME 4.0 | Edition 3 | June 2011
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*NOTICE* The VMA is MOVING! |
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The VMA is pleased to announce we are moving our office this week, June 29-30. The new space will be celebrated with the Central Virginia Manufacturing Town Hall Meeting followed by an Open House to be held on Thursday, August 18, 2011. More details about this event will be sent soon, but we hope you will save the date and plan to attend.
While the new office will be 5 minutes outside of downtown Richmond, it will still be very convenient to be reached from I-64, I-95, I-195 and the Powhite Parkway. Please remember that the VMA office is an extension of your office as VMA members, so please stop by when you are in town or let us know if you wish to utilize our meeting space for your business.
Among many benefits of the move will be Class A meeting space to fit various size gatherings, from small groups to groups of 60 people, convenient first floor offices and ample parking available next to the building. Our email and phone numbers will remain the same, but our new address will be 2108 Laburnum Ave, Suite 100F, Richmond VA 23227, located right across the street from Richmond manufacturer AMF Bakery Systems. |
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Redistricting Special Session Report |
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Redistricting is over and the new plan has been approved by the Department of Justice, so the guessing game is done. Some of you will find that you have new representation for your plant or may belong in a newly created district. To find out exactly who your representative is, including their contact information, click here to access our Legislative Action Center where you can type your company's address for all details.
Redistricting has forced some incumbents to battle one another for the same seat or to change districts in order to run for re-election. For example, one member of the Manufacturing Development Commission, Senator Reynolds of district 20 might face fellow incumbent Senator Stanley, should he win the Republican primary, and Senator Smith, also of the Manufacturing Development Commission, has moved to district 19 to run for re-election.
Virginia Beach did retain its two Senate seats, which were previously in question, which should help retain Senator Wagner, Chair of the Manufacturing Development Commission. To access maps showing the new districts for Virginia's state and federal representatives found on the VPAP website, click here.
The election will be very interesting to watch, especially with the number of Democrats to Republicans in the Senate currently at such a close margin of 18-22 and the number of members having announced their retirement or plan not to seek re-election, including Senators Ticer, Whipple and Wampler along with Delegates Morgan and Abbit. |
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Welcomes new Board member and co-locates meeting with NAM's Summit |
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The VMA's Board of Directors met in Washington, DC June 14-15, with many members of the Board staying in DC to participate in NAM's Summit June 15-16. The Board took this opportunity to welcome new Board member, Eldon Brammer of Georgia Pacific.
 With seven new board members in the last 12 months, the Board took this opportunity not only to develop the future agenda of the VMA, including its 90th anniversary plan for 2012, as well as get to know one another better mingling during a dinner cruise on the Potomac.
As part of NAM's Summit, Board members, VMA staff and other Virginia manufacturers visited with memb ers of the Virginia Congressional Delegation, including Senator Warner, Representatives Forbes and Goodlatte. Two Board members from Goodlatte's district were on hand to present him with an award on behalf of NAM.
Feedback from members and representatives is that it was a successful three days towards achieving the goals of the VMA on behalf of industry in the Commonwealth. |
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VMA Welcomes New Director of Workforce Development |
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Katherine DeRosear to lead VCATS, the VMA's workforce development division
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The Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Workforce Development Division Director, Katherine DeRosear. The workforce development division, VCATS, has centralized all the educational and job-related programs and services of the VMA. Some of these include the Manufacturing Specialist and Manufacturing Technician Certifications, World-Class Manufacturing Certificate, VCATS Soft Skills Assessment, VMA Certified Industrial Energy Auditor, 40+ skills-based modules for closing skills gaps in production workers and the coordination of the statewide Dream It Do It Virginia network to promote careers in advanced technology industries. The division also serves as the VMA's workforce development, secondary education and higher education policy arm.
"We will continue our strategic investments in VCATS Assessment Centers across the Commonwealth and Mid-Atlantic. These Centers are essential to the development of critical skills in individuals seeking opportunities in advanced technology industries. Katherine is exactly the right person to build out this network, serve our members and continue our public policy initiatives," said Brett Vassey, VMA President & CEO. To learn more about Ms. DeRosear, click here.
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Guild's 1st annual New River Brewfest, Smithfield Foods hosts NAM event, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding is sold and CCAM holds groundbreaking |
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The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild successfully  held the 1st Annual New River Brewfest on June 4 at the Nesselrod Bed & Breakfast in Radford to support the Guild and promote the growing industry of Virginia craft beer. Good beer, food and music was enjoyed.
Smithfield Foods hosted representatives of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), VMA President & CEO Brett Vassey and leadership from other area manufacturers on March 25 in order for NAM to present Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA-04) with their Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence.
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding is now known again as Newport News Shipbuilding, as it has been sold by Northrop Grumman and purchased by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).
Rolls-Royce, Canon Virginia Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Aerojet and other industry partners along with Governor McDonnell and representatives of the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University participated in the groundbreaking for the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) in Prince George County on March 31.
If you have an item to submit for the VMA's newsletter spotlight, please send details and a photo, if available, to Alice at ascott@vamanufacturers.com. |
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