Business & Industry Roundtable

Our organization is excited to announce that we are initiating a new business and industry roundtable.  This new group is based on similar roundtables that have organized in other communities to support local manufacturers and key industries.  Starting in January we will organize meetings every other month to focus on issues of importance to local industry.  There will be a half hour at the start of these meeting devoted to networking so industry and business managers can learn from one another and share their business experience.

Roundtable meetings will be complemented by plant tours.  We plan to visit a number of interesting facilities to see and learn more about local companies.  New Vision plans to invite local education leaders on these tours so that we can all work together to develop (or maintain) training programs that meet local business needs.

New Vision will also offer periodic training seminars to accompany roundtable activities.  Whether it’s training for supervisors, an introduction to exporting, or a lean manufacturing seminar, the development association is committed to organize professional education opportunities for roundtable participants.

Below is the 2012 roundtable calendar.  As you can see we will kick the year off on January 27^th by discussing the results of a statewide manufacturers’ survey.  We hope you can join us for this roundtable kickoff meeting or join us at other events scheduled next year.

If you have any questions about New Vision’s business and industry roundtable, please contact Tammy Everts or Dave McFadden at 509-575-1140.