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PRESS RELEASE: NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Job Fair Addition to NOCOM

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Miller Event Coordinator 970.231.0316 amanda@theplacesettingcompany.com Andy Newcomb NOCOM Chair newcomb@pmpmach.com NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Job Fair Addition to NOCOM Loveland, Colorado, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced that they will be adding a job fair the afternoon of the NOCOM Trade Show from 2:00PM…

PRESS RELEASE: NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces NOCOM Kickoff Reception

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Miller Event Coordinator 970.231.0316 amanda@theplacesettingcompany.com Andy Newcomb NOCOM Chair newcomb@pmpmach.com NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces NOCOM Kickoff Reception  Loveland, Colorado, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced that its NOCOM 2021 KICKOFF NETWORKING B2B RECEPTION will be held from 3:30PM to 5:30PM on Wednesday, September 22nd…

PRESS RELEASE: NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces NOCOM SME Lunch and Learn Series

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Miller Event Coordinator 970.231.0316 amanda@theplacesettingcompany.com Andy Newcomb NOCOM Chair newcomb@pmpmach.com NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces NOCOM SME Lunch and Learn Series  Loveland, Colorado, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced that its NOCOM 2021 manufacturing trade show will be held in person on n September 23,…

PRESS RELEASE: NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces In Person Show and Major Sponsors for 2021 NOCOM Trade Show

For Immediate Release   Contact: Amanda Miller Event Coordinator 970.231.0316 amanda@theplacesettingcompany.com Andy Newcomb NOCOM Chair newcomb@pmpmach.com NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces In Person Show and Major Sponsors for 2021 NOCOM Trade Show  Loveland, Colorado, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced an in person trade show with all  returning major sponsors…

Your Support Impacted “The Benchmarking Project | NOCO Partnerships”

Subject: Your Support Impacted “The Benchmarking Project | NOCO Partnerships” In January of 2021, Northern Colorado Health Care and Manufacturing Sector Partnerships were featured along with 5 other top Next Gen partnerships in a “Benchmarking Project” conducted by  education and workforce philanthropist Ascendium for Next Gen Partnership.The assessments feature best practices in establishing and growing…

PRESS RELEASE: NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces NOCOM Virtual Trade Show

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker NOCOM Marketing Manager NoCo Manufacturing Partnership (719) 306-3268 NoCoMfg@gmail.com NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces NOCOM Virtual Trade Show LOVELAND, Colo., July 8, 2020 — As Colorado continues to navigate COVID19 and evaluates the best way to keep our communities safe, the NOCO Manufacturing Sector Partnership leadership has also been evaluating…

COVID-19 Updates and Resources for Manufacturers

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PRESS RELEASE: NOCOM Trade Show Announces Trade Show Reschedule Due to COVID-19

For Immediate Release   Contact: Christine Juker Executive Director NoCo Manufacturing Partnership (719) 306-3268 NoCoMfg@gmail.com    NOCOM Trade Show Announces Trade Show Reschedule Due to COVID-19 LOVELAND, Colo., March 12, 2020 — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) announces a reschedule date of Thursday, June 11, 2020 for the upcoming April 9th NOCOM Trade Show due to…

PRESS RELEASE: NOCOM Trade Show Announces Current Exhibitor List

For Immediate Release Contact:  Christine Juker Executive Director NoCo Manufacturing Partnership (719) 306-3268 NoCoMfg@gmail.com   NOCOM Trade Show Announces Current Exhibitor List  Exhibitor Registration still open. Only 20 booths left! LOVELAND, Colo., March 10, 2020  — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) is pleased to announce that over 110 exhibitors have signed up to showcase their…

PRESS RELEASE: NOCOM Announces Speaker Hall Sponsors and Schedule

    For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Executive Director NoCo Manufacturing Partnership (719) 306-3268 NoCoMfg@gmail.com   NOCOM Trade Show Announces Speaker Hall Sponsors and Schedule   Sponsors look to NOCOM to promote their services and expertise   LOVELAND, Colo., March 3, 2020  — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) is pleased to announce the Speaker…

PRESS RELEASE: NOCOM Trade Show Announces Additional Sponsors

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Executive Director NoCo Manufacturing Partnership (719) 306-3268 NoCoMfg@gmail.com     NOCOM Trade Show Announces Additional Sponsors   Colorado companies see NOCOM as a strategic investment to grow business   LOVELAND, Colo., January 24, 2020  — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) is pleased to announce the major sponsors for NOCOM…

PRESS RELEASE: NOCOM Trade Show Announces Sponsors for 2020

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Executive Director NoCo Manufacturing Partnership (719) 306-3268 NoCoMfg@gmail.com     NOCOM Trade Show Announces Sponsors for 2020   Colorado companies continue to invest and support the growth of manufacturing   LOVELAND, Colo., December 19, 2019  — Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) is pleased to announce the major sponsors for…

Proclamation: Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership Supports National Apprenticeship Week

November 11th, 2019 Proclamation: Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership Supports National Apprenticeship Week WHEREAS the manufacturing sector in Colorado represents a significant portion of the state economy comprising over 7% of the gross domestic product, over 5% of total employment, 93% of total exports, and the highest economic multiplier of any sector in the state, and…

PRESS RELEASE: NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces Date for 2019 Parents Manufacturing, Design & Engineering Night

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Partnership Coordinator 719.306.3268 NocoMfg@gmail.com    NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces Date for 2019 Parents Manufacturing, Design & Engineering Night   Loveland, Colorado— Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) has announced the date and time – November 14th at 5:00PM of their 2019 Parents Manufacturing, Design & Engineering Night. This free event…

PRESS RELEASE: Northern Colorado Manufacturing Leaders Hire Executive Director

  For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker, Executive Director Northern Colorado (NoCo) Manufacturing Partnership 719-306-3268 NocoMfg@gmail.com   Northern Colorado Manufacturing Leaders Hire Executive Director   Decision affirms significant momentum of business-led group   Loveland, Colorado — The Northern Colorado (NoCo) Manufacturing Partnership Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Christine Juker will be its…

Press Release: NoCO Mfg Partnership Announces Annual Regional Advisory Meeting – Friday, March 8th, 2019 at Aims in Greeley, CO with Breakout Sessions with Manufacturers

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Partnership Coordinator 719.306.3268 NocoMfg@gmail.com     NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Annual Regional Advisory Meeting – Friday, March 8th, 2019 at Aims in Greeley, CO with Breakout Sessions with Manufacturers   Loveland, Colorado— Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced its 3rd Annual Regional Advisory Manufacturing Meeting March 8, 2019,…

March NoCo Mfg Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the March e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. In February, the new 2019 board convened and are working to finalize 2019 partnership goals with executive board members identified as Heidi Hostetter as Chair, Jonathan Hall as Vice Chair and Mina Cox as…

Press Release: Colorado OEDIT Returns as Sponsor of 2019 NOCOM Trade Show, New OEDIT Executive Director Betsy Markey Will Keynote

For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Papilion, NOCOM 2019 chair 970-692-3344 adam@h2manufacturingsolutions.com   Colorado OEDIT Returns as Sponsor of 2019 NOCOM Trade Show, New OEDIT Executive Director Betsy Markey Will Keynote   5th Annual Event is April 11, 2019 at The Ranch, theme is “Connecting Supply Chain”   Loveland, Colorado—  Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has…

NoCo Mfg Partnership February Newsletter

Link to February Newsletter HERE.   NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the February e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. In January, there were about 150 attendees at the Bi-Annual All Manufacturer’s Meeting hosted by the Town of Berthoud. The packed agenda included a celebration of 2018 achievements,…

NoCo Mfg Partnership January Newsletter

Link to January Newsletter HERE NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the January e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. Be sure to register for the next bi-annual member meeting January 17th. We look forward to announcing our new board members and sharing the work-based opportunities available to you. The event…

NoCo Mfg Partnership December Newsletter

Link to December Newsletter HERE   NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the December e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. In November, the Networks Committee hosted over 120 attendees at the Networking Night – Tariffs and What is on the Horizon for 2019? Pete Mento of Crane Worldwide Logistics…

NoCo Mfg Partnership November Newsletter

Link to November Newsletter HERE NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the November e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. In October, the Rocks Committee and partners hosted over 200 students across Larimer and Boulder counties giving students a hands on experience of what local manufacturers are working on…

NoCo Mfg Partnership October Newsletter

Link to October Newsletter HERE   NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members,   Welcome to the October e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. In September, the Networks Committee hosted a Cybersecurity Lunch and Learn which hosted over 20 attendees learning how to improve your personal and business security. Thank you…

NoCo Mfg Partnership Annual Report 2018

The NoCo Mfg Partnership Board, Rocks!, Networks and NOCOM Committees are pleased to present the following annual report which outlines the initiatives that the partnership has been working on, the continued growth and the data that supports the activities. Thank you to all the volunteers and financial supporters that have made these efforts possible! Annual…

NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Additional Sponsors for 2019 NOCOM Trade Show

For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Papilion Director of Operations H2 Manufacturing Solutions 970-692-3344 adam@h2manufacturingsolutions.com NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Additional Sponsors for 2019 NOCOM Trade Show 5th Annual Event is April 11, 2019 at The Ranch, theme is “Connecting Supply Chain” Loveland, Colorado—  Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced three new major sponsors for its…

PRESS RELEASE: NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces Date for 2018 Parents Manufacturing, Design & Engineering Night and Fall Student Tours

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Partnership Coordinator 719.306.3268 NocoMfg@gmail.com     NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Announces Date for 2018 Parents Manufacturing, Design & Engineering Night and Seven Fall Student Tours in Larimer and Weld Counties   Loveland, Colorado— Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) has announced the date and time – November 15th at 5:00PM of their…

Press Release: NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Theme, Date, Celebrates Five-Year Legacy Sponsors for 2019 NOCOM Trade Show

For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Papilion, NOCOM 2019 Chair Director of Operations H2 Manufacturing Solutions 970-692-3344 adam@h2manufacturingsolutions.com NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Theme, Date, Celebrates Five-Year Legacy Sponsors for 2019 NOCOM Trade Show Event is April 11, 2019 at The Ranch, theme is “Connecting Supply Chain” Loveland, Colorado— Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCO) has announced a…

Press Release: NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Donations from Local Manufacturers and Public Partner to Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary and Future Programming

For Immediate Release Contact: Christine Juker Partnership Coordinator 719.306.3268 NocoMfg@gmail.com     NoCO Manufacturing Partnership Announces Donations from Local Manufacturers and Public Partner to Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary and Future Programing   Loveland, Colorado— Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership (NoCo) has announced receiving donations from the City of Greeley, The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO)/BI Incorporated, Research…

NoCo Mfg Partnership September Newsletter

PDF of Newsletter     NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members,   Welcome to the September e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. In August, the Networks Committee hosted a Lean Robotics Lunch and Learn which hosted over 30 attendees learning how to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of robotic…

Workforce Skills Gap in Manufacturing Interview with Kyle Kingrey and BI, Inc. Team

Kristen Muzzy, Founder of Riveting Connections, is a champion and advocate for manufacturing in Colorado and nationally. Kristen leads the manufacturing vertical for the Colorado Business Roundtable. Kristen’s guests are Kyle Kingrey, NoCo Manufacturing Partnership, Manufacturing Rocks Committee Chair and Manager of Manufacturing at BI, Inc. Along with Slade Melton, Manufacturing Coordinator, and Dom Walker, Methods & Procedures…

NoCo Mfg Partnership Newsletter August II

Congratulations to the volunteer award winners! EMAIL LINK TO NEWSLETTER   NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members,   Welcome to the August e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. On July 12th the partnership celebrated its 5 Year anniversary with 90 attendees at EWI in Loveland. The celebration was sponsored by…

Thank You Otterbox for hosting the July InSite Tour

A group of 25 NoCo InSite Tour attendees were treated to a fascinating tour of Otterbox’s Frederick Distribution Center. The organization of the floor, the large volume of work and the strong culture were all features of note. If you squint, in the back of one of the photos you can see Otter-artwork hanging high-up…

NoCo Mfg Partnership Celebrates 5 Years

On July 12th the partnership celebrated its 5 Year anniversary with 90 attendees at EWI in Loveland. The celebration was sponsored by EKS&H Capital Advisers and beer was donated by New Belgium. Over the last 5 years the partnership has worked passionately to ensure NoCo Manufacturers and our communities through through efforts that include networking, education and industry…

NoCo Mfg Partnership July Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the July e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. On July 12th the new NoCo website went live providing users with a better experience making it easier to navigate and find information. New features on the website include a news page with archived newsletters and…

NoCo Mfg June Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the June e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region as we celebrate our 5 year anniversary! Join us in July to celebrate at our All Member meeting July 12th at EWI in Loveland. More details in the upcoming events section of the newsletter.…

Tariff Increase Section 301 – China Imports

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a list of tariff classifications on Thursday, June 14, 2018 for Chinese origin goods that will have a 25% tariff imposed upon importation from the United States, effective July 6, 2018. Please find a flier from Crane Worldwide discussing in more detail about the tariffs being imposed. Crane would…

NoCo Mfg Partnership March Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the March e-newsletter. The new board members and committee chairs met in February for a board retreat to discuss future goals and actions for the partnership. The core values, purpose, mission and vision were refined helping leadership direct the partnership’s future goals and initiatives. Congratulations to Heidi Hostetter of…

NoCo Mfg Partnership February Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the February e-newsletter. It is our mission to partner with you and work passionately to ensure that Northern Colorado Manufacturers and our communities thrive. January has been a very busy month as we elected 5 board seats, hosted the first All Manufacturers Bi-Annual Meeting and B2B of 2018, hosted…

NoCo Mfg Partnership January Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the January e-newsletter. Can you believe that 2018 is nearly upon us? We hope 2017 was prosperous for your organization. It is our mission to partner with you and work passionately to ensure that Northern Colorado Manufacturers and our communities thrive. We are excited to continue to offer programming…

NoCo Mfg Partnership December Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the December e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. We invite you to join us for the December 12th Cybersecurity event, where experts will share valuable information that could potentially save your business from cyber-attacks. You won’t want to miss it! And plan…

NoCo Mfg Partnership November Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the November e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. The rescheduled Cybersecurity event is December 12th and the registration link is included below. Thank you to all the manufacturers that participated in MFG 2017. The 2018 board nominations will be begin in November,…

NoCo Mfg Partnership October Newsletter

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the October e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. Fall is upon us and we are in full swing. There are many events and programs coming up this season. Arrangements have been made for our student tours and programming in the areas of workforce,…

NoCo Newsletter September

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the September e-newsletter. The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region. We are in full swing organizing student tours of shop floors for the fall semester as well providing impactful programming in the areas of workforce, workforce culture, and technology/innovation. Please consult this newsletter for information on these…

NoCo Newsletter August

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the August e-newsletter.  The partnership continues to work diligently to support manufacturing across the region.  We are in full swing organizing student tours for the fall semester as well as providing impactful programming in the areas of workforce, workforce culture, and technology/innovation.  Please consult this newsletter for information on…

NoCo Newsletter July

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the July e-newsletter from the NoCo Manufacturing Partnership.  The Partnership from the beginning has been industry led and our efforts need to continue to align with the needs and interests of Northern Colorado Manufacturers.  So please save the date for the bi-annual ALL MANUFACTURERS MEETING July 27th where updates…

NoCo Newsletter June

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, Welcome to the June e-newsletter from the NoCo Manufacturing Partnership.  We are coming off an exciting NOCOM 2017 event with over 90 booths and hundreds of attendees, not to mention great presentations and student involvement.  We received very positive feedback from the exhibitors many citing quality leads and excellent networking opportunities. …

NoCo Newsletter April

NoCo Manufacturing Partnership Members, This is the first official e-newsletter of the partnership!  Each month the newsletter will be emailed the last week of the month for the following month.  It will include events, calendar and committee updates, announcements, relevant publication links, etc.  It is our way of trying to distill the information you receive…