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 "Buy American"
Supplier Business Opportunity
DVIRC is conducting Supplier Scouting searches to connect small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers who can make the products government agencies need through the Buy American provision requirements.
Leveraging DVIRC's knowledge of regional manufacturer capabilities, DVIRC is identifying manufacturers' production and technical capabilities to match them up with viable business opportunities that would have otherwise gone to foreign suppliers. Learn More
Current U.S. Manufacturer Supplier Opportunities
- Federal Agency: Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, totaling $420,000 in potential business volume. Item Designation and Description: Steel fiber for use as discontinuous, distributed reinforcement of Ultra High Performance Concrete
- Unlike most of the past Buy American Supplier Scouting opportunities, the Department of Energy (Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy) (DOE EERE) needs help in finding a U.S. manufacturer that can provide Boilers at a lower cost. Because the grantee has already purchased the Boilers for this project, there will NOT be a specific order opportunity. However, all viable companies that can produce and meet the performance standards for the specified item will be placed on DOE EERE internal listings directing grantees to consider these companies for this item for the many future Buy American opportunities.
Future Supplier Opportunities will be posted at www.dvirc.org.
Contact Keith Ashlock at 215-552-3800 for more information about these or future opportunities.
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 Manufacturing jobs can be created by shifting outsourced production back to the U.S.
Outsourcing is a practice utilized by many companies as a method of cost-cutting. For quite some time, China was one of the main countries where factories and production facilities were established due to low labor costs. Recently, those costs have been subject to significant increases, and some companies are reacting in kind by shifting production back to the U.S. More
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 Some companies not utilizing lean manufacturing principles properly, survey says
The term lean manufacturing and the concepts attached to it have become fairly prevalent in the U.S. manufacturing sector in recent years. However, a recent survey, conducted by the New York consulting agency, AlixPartners LLP, determined that a significant amount of companies using these principles have not been doing so properly, to their own detriment. More |
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 Increase the value and competitiveness of your business
- Accelerate top line growth
- Pursue new markets
- Improve financing
- Reduce costs
- Enhance profitability
Take this opportunity to lead your organization to a new level of growth!
Join DVIRC and leaders from past participating companies for an informational breakfast session on Developing a Strategic Plan for Growth! Learn about DVIRC's intensive new small business growth-planning course. There are two sessions to choose from. Pick the one that is right for you. More
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 Advanced technologies in manufacturing necessitate additional workforce training
Technology is always growing by leaps and bounds - this fact applies just as much to the latest and most innovative tools of the manufacturing industry as it does to consumer electronics. In the former field, advances in technology can be highly beneficial, allowing for process improvements in areas such as productivity, cost-efficiency and product quality. More |
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 Pennsylvania manufacturing industry reports employment growth for August
The Pennsylvania manufacturing industry reported growth for the month of August as the sector was able to add jobs despite the rise in the overall unemployment rate for the state. More |
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Green building retrofits on the rise in U.S. The U.S. is increasingly making a move towards a green and sustainable future. One of the ways that this has been done is through the creation of more energy efficient buildings according to Scientific American. More |
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October 2011 News & Events |
Institute for World-Class Manufacturing®
New & Updated - Level One Lean Certification
October 20, 2011
Kulpsville, PA
Registration & Information
Six Sigma Green Belt
January 12, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
Registration & Information
Developing a Strategic Growth Plan Program
January 12, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
Registration & Information
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Special Events
2011 Delaware County Business Funding Forum
October 18, 2011
This forum is for any Existing Delaware County Business that is interested in knowing more about available business assistance programs and government funding through low-interest loans and bonds
ExporTech™ is coming to Philadelphia!
October 28, 2011
ExporTech™ Can Drive international sales growth today!
- Provides your company with a systematic process for entering or expanding in global markets.
- Connects you with the best international business experts in the region.
Registration & Information
Innovation: Best Practices to Accelerate Growth in Your Business
November 17, 2011
Registration & Information
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Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster
GET CONNECTED!
As a small to mid-sized manufacturer or technology developer in Greater Philadelphia, your first step in tapping into this important national initiative is to complete a short online questionnaire. Completing this questionnaire will help us identify the region's assets and help keep you aware of opportunities through GPIC as they develop.
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DVIRC's Manufacturing Network Groups provide a unique and rewarding opportunity for business leaders. We offer a confidential setting where leaders from non-competing firms share and learn about common challenges, as well as best practice solutions to achieve profitable growth. More
Find the right group for you.
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